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;;; etags.el --- etags facility for Emacs

;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
;;      Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Roland McGrath <roland@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
;; Keywords: tools

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;;; Code:

;;;###autoload
(defvar tags-file-name nil
  "*File name of tags table.
To switch to a new tags table, setting this variable is sufficient.
If you set this variable, do not also set `tags-table-list'.
Use the `etags' program to make a tags table file.")
;; Make M-x set-variable tags-file-name like M-x visit-tags-table.
;;;###autoload (put 'tags-file-name 'variable-interactive "fVisit tags table: ")

;;;###autoload
;; Use `visit-tags-table-buffer' to cycle through tags tables in this list.
(defvar tags-table-list nil
  "*List of file names of tags tables to search.
An element that is a directory means the file \"TAGS\" in that directory.
To switch to a new list of tags tables, setting this variable is sufficient.
If you set this variable, do not also set `tags-file-name'.
Use the `etags' program to make a tags table file.")

;;;###autoload
(defvar tags-add-tables 'ask-user
  "*Control whether to add a new tags table to the current list.
t means do; nil means don't (always start a new list).
Any other value means ask the user whether to add a new tags table
to the current list (as opposed to starting a new list).")

(defvar tags-table-computed-list nil
  "List of tags tables to search, computed from `tags-table-list'.
This includes tables implicitly included by other tables.  The list is not
always complete: the included tables of a table are not known until that
table is read into core.  An element that is `t' is a placeholder
indicating that the preceding element is a table that has not been read
into core and might contain included tables to search.
See `tags-table-check-computed-list'.")

(defvar tags-table-computed-list-for nil
  "Value of `tags-table-list' that `tags-table-computed-list' corresponds to.
If `tags-table-list' changes, `tags-table-computed-list' is thrown away and
recomputed; see `tags-table-check-computed-list'.")

(defvar tags-table-list-pointer nil
  "Pointer into `tags-table-computed-list' for the current state of searching.
Use `visit-tags-table-buffer' to cycle through tags tables in this list.")

(defvar tags-table-list-started-at nil
  "Pointer into `tags-table-computed-list', where the current search started.")

(defvar tags-table-set-list nil
  "List of sets of tags table which have been used together in the past.
Each element is a list of strings which are file names.")

;;;###autoload
(defvar find-tag-hook nil
  "*Hook to be run by \\[find-tag] after finding a tag.  See `run-hooks'.
The value in the buffer in which \\[find-tag] is done is used,
not the value in the buffer \\[find-tag] goes to.")

;;;###autoload
(defvar find-tag-default-function nil
  "*A function of no arguments used by \\[find-tag] to pick a default tag.
If nil, and the symbol that is the value of `major-mode'
has a `find-tag-default-function' property (see `put'), that is used.
Otherwise, `find-tag-default' is used.")

(defvar default-tags-table-function nil
  "If non-nil, a function to choose a default tags file for a buffer.
This function receives no arguments and should return the default
tags table file to use for the current buffer.")

(defvar tags-location-stack nil
  "List of markers which are locations visited by \\[find-tag].
Pop back to the last location with \\[negative-argument] \\[find-tag].")
\f
;; Tags table state.
;; These variables are local in tags table buffers.

(defvar tags-table-files nil
  "List of file names covered by current tags table.
nil means it has not yet been computed; use `tags-table-files' to do so.")

(defvar tags-completion-table nil
  "Alist of tag names defined in current tags table.")

(defvar tags-included-tables nil
  "List of tags tables included by the current tags table.")

(defvar next-file-list nil
  "List of files for \\[next-file] to process.")
\f
;; Hooks for file formats.

(defvar tags-table-format-hooks '(etags-recognize-tags-table
                                  recognize-empty-tags-table)
  "List of functions to be called in a tags table buffer to identify
the type of tags table.  The functions are called in order, with no arguments,
until one returns non-nil.  The function should make buffer-local bindings
of the format-parsing tags function variables if successful.")

(defvar file-of-tag-function nil
  "Function to do the work of `file-of-tag' (which see).")
(defvar tags-table-files-function nil
  "Function to do the work of `tags-table-files' (which see).")
(defvar tags-completion-table-function nil
  "Function to build the tags-completion-table.")
(defvar snarf-tag-function nil
  "Function to get info about a matched tag for `goto-tag-location-function'.")
(defvar goto-tag-location-function nil
  "Function of to go to the location in the buffer specified by a tag.
One argument, the tag info returned by `snarf-tag-function'.")
(defvar find-tag-regexp-search-function nil
  "Search function passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a regexp tag.")
(defvar find-tag-regexp-tag-order nil
  "Tag order passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a regexp tag.")
(defvar find-tag-regexp-next-line-after-failure-p nil
  "Flag passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a regexp tag.")
(defvar find-tag-search-function nil
  "Search function passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a tag.")
(defvar find-tag-tag-order nil
  "Tag order passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a tag.")
(defvar find-tag-next-line-after-failure-p nil
  "Flag passed to `find-tag-in-order' for finding a tag.")
(defvar list-tags-function nil
  "Function to do the work of `list-tags' (which see).")
(defvar tags-apropos-function nil
  "Function to do the work of `tags-apropos' (which see).")
(defvar tags-included-tables-function nil
  "Function to do the work of `tags-included-tables' (which see).")
(defvar verify-tags-table-function nil
  "Function to return t iff current buffer contains valid tags file.")
\f
;; Initialize the tags table in the current buffer.
;; Returns non-nil iff it is a valid tags table.  On
;; non-nil return, the tags table state variable are
;; made buffer-local and initialized to nil.
(defun initialize-new-tags-table ()
  (set (make-local-variable 'tags-table-files) nil)
  (set (make-local-variable 'tags-completion-table) nil)
  (set (make-local-variable 'tags-included-tables) nil)
  ;; Value is t if we have found a valid tags table buffer.
  (let ((hooks tags-table-format-hooks))
    (while (and hooks
                (not (funcall (car hooks))))
      (setq hooks (cdr hooks)))
    hooks))

;;;###autoload
(defun visit-tags-table (file &optional local)
  "Tell tags commands to use tags table file FILE.
FILE should be the name of a file created with the `etags' program.
A directory name is ok too; it means file TAGS in that directory.

Normally \\[visit-tags-table] sets the global value of `tags-file-name'.
With a prefix arg, set the buffer-local value instead.
When you find a tag with \\[find-tag], the buffer it finds the tag
in is given a local value of this variable which is the name of the tags
file the tag was in."
  (interactive (list (read-file-name "Visit tags table: (default TAGS) "
                                     default-directory
                                     (expand-file-name "TAGS"
                                                       default-directory)
                                     t)
                     current-prefix-arg))
  (or (stringp file) (signal 'wrong-type-argument (list 'stringp file)))
  ;; Bind tags-file-name so we can control below whether the local or
  ;; global value gets set.  Calling visit-tags-table-buffer will
  ;; initialize a buffer for the file and set tags-file-name to the
  ;; Calling visit-tags-table-buffer with tags-file-name set to FILE will
  ;; initialize a buffer for FILE and set tags-file-name to the
  ;; fully-expanded name.
  (let ((tags-file-name file))
    (save-excursion
      (or (visit-tags-table-buffer file)
          (signal 'file-error (list "Visiting tags table"
                                    "file does not exist"
                                    file)))
      ;; Set FILE to the expanded name.
      (setq file tags-file-name)))
  (if local
      ;; Set the local value of tags-file-name.
      (set (make-local-variable 'tags-file-name) file)
    ;; Set the global value of tags-file-name.
    (setq-default tags-file-name file)))

(defun tags-table-check-computed-list ()
  "Compute `tags-table-computed-list' from `tags-table-list' if necessary."
  (let ((expanded-list (mapcar 'tags-expand-table-name tags-table-list)))
    (or (equal tags-table-computed-list-for expanded-list)
        ;; The list (or default-directory) has changed since last computed.
        (let* ((compute-for (mapcar 'copy-sequence expanded-list))
               (tables (copy-sequence compute-for)) ;Mutated in the loop.
               (computed nil)
               table-buffer)

          (while tables
            (setq computed (cons (car tables) computed)
                  table-buffer (get-file-buffer (car tables)))
            (if (and table-buffer
                     ;; There is a buffer visiting the file.  Now make sure
                     ;; it is initialized as a tag table buffer.
                     (save-excursion
                       (tags-verify-table (buffer-file-name table-buffer))))
                (save-excursion
                  (set-buffer table-buffer)
                  (if (tags-included-tables)
                      ;; Insert the included tables into the list we
                      ;; are processing.
                      (setcdr tables (nconc (mapcar 'tags-expand-table-name
                                                    (tags-included-tables))
                                            (cdr tables)))))
              ;; This table is not in core yet.  Insert a placeholder
              ;; saying we must read it into core to check for included
              ;; tables before searching the next table in the list.
              (setq computed (cons t computed)))
            (setq tables (cdr tables)))

          ;; Record the tags-table-list value (and the context of the
          ;; current directory) we computed from.
          (setq tags-table-computed-list-for compute-for
                tags-table-computed-list (nreverse computed))))))

;; Extend `tags-table-computed-list' to remove the first `t' placeholder.
;; An element of the list that is `t' is a placeholder indicating that the
;; preceding element is a table that has not been read into core and might
;; contain included tables to search.  On return, the first placeholder
;; element will be gone and the element before it read into core and its
;; included tables inserted into the list.
(defun tags-table-extend-computed-list ()
  (let ((list tags-table-computed-list))
    (while (not (eq (nth 1 list) t))
      (setq list (cdr list)))
    (save-excursion
      (if (tags-verify-table (car list))
          ;; We are now in the buffer visiting (car LIST).  Extract its
          ;; list of included tables and insert it into the computed list.
          (let ((tables (tags-included-tables))
                (computed nil)
                table-buffer)
            (while tables
              (setq computed (cons (car tables) computed)
                    table-buffer (get-file-buffer (car tables)))
              (if table-buffer
                  (save-excursion
                    (set-buffer table-buffer)
                    (if (tags-included-tables)
                        ;; Insert the included tables into the list we
                        ;; are processing.
                        (setcdr tables (append (tags-included-tables)
                                               tables))))
                ;; This table is not in core yet.  Insert a placeholder
                ;; saying we must read it into core to check for included
                ;; tables before searching the next table in the list.
                (setq computed (cons t computed)))
              (setq tables (cdr tables)))
            (setq computed (nreverse computed))
            ;; COMPUTED now contains the list of included tables (and
            ;; tables included by them, etc.).  Now splice this into the
            ;; current list.
            (setcdr list (nconc computed (cdr (cdr list)))))
        ;; It was not a valid table, so just remove the following placeholder.
        (setcdr list (cdr (cdr list)))))))

;; Expand tags table name FILE into a complete file name.
(defun tags-expand-table-name (file)
  (setq file (expand-file-name file))
  (if (file-directory-p file)
      (expand-file-name "TAGS" file)
    file))

;; Like member, but comparison is done after tags-expand-table-name on both
;; sides and elements of LIST that are t are skipped.
(defun tags-table-list-member (file list)
  (setq file (tags-expand-table-name file))
  (while (and list
              (or (eq (car list) t)
                  (not (string= file (tags-expand-table-name (car list))))))
    (setq list (cdr list)))
  list)

(defun tags-verify-table (file)
  "Read FILE into a buffer and verify that it is a valid tags table.
Sets the current buffer to one visiting FILE (if it exists).
Returns non-nil iff it is a valid table."
  (if (get-file-buffer file)
      ;; The file is already in a buffer.  Check for the visited file
      ;; having changed since we last used it.
      (let (win)
        (set-buffer (get-file-buffer file))
        (setq win (or verify-tags-table-function (initialize-new-tags-table)))
        (if (or (verify-visited-file-modtime (current-buffer))
                ;; Decide whether to revert the file.
                ;; revert-without-query can say to revert
                ;; or the user can say to revert.
                (not (or (let ((tail revert-without-query)
                               (found nil))
                           (while tail
                             (if (string-match (car tail) buffer-file-name)
                                 (setq found t))
                             (setq tail (cdr tail)))
                           found)
                         (yes-or-no-p
                          (format "Tags file %s has changed, read new contents? "
                                  file)))))
            (and verify-tags-table-function
                 (funcall verify-tags-table-function))
          (revert-buffer t t)
          (initialize-new-tags-table)))
    (and (file-exists-p file)
         (progn
           (set-buffer (find-file-noselect file))
           (or (string= file buffer-file-name)
               ;; find-file-noselect has changed the file name.
               ;; Propagate the change to tags-file-name and tags-table-list.
               (let ((tail (member file tags-table-list)))
                 (if tail
                     (setcar tail buffer-file-name))
                 (if (eq file tags-file-name)
                     (setq tags-file-name buffer-file-name))))
           (initialize-new-tags-table)))))

;; Subroutine of visit-tags-table-buffer.  Search the current tags tables
;; for one that has tags for THIS-FILE (or that includes a table that
;; does).  Return the name of the first table table listing THIS-FILE; if
;; the table is one included by another table, it is the master table that
;; we return.  If CORE-ONLY is non-nil, check only tags tables that are
;; already in buffers--don't visit any new files.
(defun tags-table-including (this-file core-only)
  (let ((tables tags-table-computed-list)
        (found nil))
    ;; Loop over the list, looking for a table containing tags for THIS-FILE.
    (while (and (not found)
                tables)

      (if core-only
          ;; Skip tables not in core.
          (while (eq (nth 1 tables) t)
            (setq tables (cdr (cdr tables))))
        (if (eq (nth 1 tables) t)
            ;; This table has not been read into core yet.  Read it in now.
            (tags-table-extend-computed-list)))

      (if tables
          ;; Select the tags table buffer and get the file list up to date.
          (let ((tags-file-name (car tables)))
            (visit-tags-table-buffer 'same)
            (if (member this-file (mapcar 'expand-file-name
                                          (tags-table-files)))
                ;; Found it.
                (setq found tables))))
      (setq tables (cdr tables)))
    (if found
        ;; Now determine if the table we found was one included by another
        ;; table, not explicitly listed.  We do this by checking each
        ;; element of the computed list to see if it appears in the user's
        ;; explicit list; the last element we will check is FOUND itself.
        ;; Then we return the last one which did in fact appear in
        ;; tags-table-list.
        (let ((could-be nil)
              (elt tags-table-computed-list))
          (while (not (eq elt (cdr found)))
            (if (tags-table-list-member (car elt) tags-table-list)
                ;; This table appears in the user's list, so it could be
                ;; the one which includes the table we found.
                (setq could-be (car elt)))
            (setq elt (cdr elt))
            (if (eq t (car elt))
                (setq elt (cdr elt))))
          ;; The last element we found in the computed list before FOUND
          ;; that appears in the user's list will be the table that
          ;; included the one we found.
          could-be))))

;; Subroutine of visit-tags-table-buffer.  Move tags-table-list-pointer
;; along and set tags-file-name.  Returns nil when out of tables.
(defun tags-next-table ()
  ;; If there is a placeholder element next, compute the list to replace it.
  (while (eq (nth 1 tags-table-list-pointer) t)
    (tags-table-extend-computed-list))

  ;; Go to the next table in the list.
  (setq tags-table-list-pointer (cdr tags-table-list-pointer))
  (or tags-table-list-pointer
      ;; Wrap around.
      (setq tags-table-list-pointer tags-table-computed-list))

  (if (eq tags-table-list-pointer tags-table-list-started-at)
      ;; We have come full circle.  No more tables.
      (setq tags-table-list-pointer nil)
    ;; Set tags-file-name to the name from the list.  It is already expanded.
    (setq tags-file-name (car tags-table-list-pointer))))

(defun visit-tags-table-buffer (&optional cont)
  "Select the buffer containing the current tags table.
If optional arg is a string, visit that file as a tags table.
If optional arg is t, visit the next table in `tags-table-list'.
If optional arg is the atom `same', don't look for a new table;
 just select the buffer visiting `tags-file-name'.
If arg is nil or absent, choose a first buffer from information in
 `tags-file-name', `tags-table-list', `tags-table-list-pointer'.
Returns t if it visits a tags table, or nil if there are no more in the list."

  ;; Set tags-file-name to the tags table file we want to visit.
  (cond ((eq cont 'same)
         ;; Use the ambient value of tags-file-name.
         (or tags-file-name
             (error "%s"
                    (substitute-command-keys
                     (concat "No tags table in use; "
                             "use \\[visit-tags-table] to select one")))))

        ((eq t cont)
         ;; Find the next table.
         (if (tags-next-table)
             ;; Skip over nonexistent files.
             (while (and (not (or (get-file-buffer tags-file-name)
                                  (file-exists-p tags-file-name)))
                         (tags-next-table)))))

        (t
         ;; Pick a table out of our hat.
         (tags-table-check-computed-list) ;Get it up to date, we might use it.
         (setq tags-file-name
               (or
                ;; If passed a string, use that.
                (if (stringp cont)
                    (prog1 cont
                      (setq cont nil)))
                ;; First, try a local variable.
                (cdr (assq 'tags-file-name (buffer-local-variables)))
                ;; Second, try a user-specified function to guess.
                (and default-tags-table-function
                     (funcall default-tags-table-function))
                ;; Third, look for a tags table that contains tags for the
                ;; current buffer's file.  If one is found, the lists will
                ;; be frobnicated, and CONT will be set non-nil so we don't
                ;; do it below.
                (and buffer-file-name
                     (or
                      ;; First check only tables already in buffers.
                      (tags-table-including buffer-file-name t)
                      ;; Since that didn't find any, now do the
                      ;; expensive version: reading new files.
                      (tags-table-including buffer-file-name nil)))
                ;; Fourth, use the user variable tags-file-name, if it is
                ;; not already in the current list.
                (and tags-file-name
                     (not (tags-table-list-member tags-file-name
                                                  tags-table-computed-list))
                     tags-file-name)
                ;; Fifth, use the user variable giving the table list.
                ;; Find the first element of the list that actually exists.
                (let ((list tags-table-list)
                      file)
                  (while (and list
                              (setq file (tags-expand-table-name (car list)))
                              (not (get-file-buffer file))
                              (not (file-exists-p file)))
                    (setq list (cdr list)))
                  (car list))
                ;; Finally, prompt the user for a file name.
                (expand-file-name
                 (read-file-name "Visit tags table: (default TAGS) "
                                 default-directory
                                 "TAGS"
                                 t))))))

  ;; Expand the table name into a full file name.
  (setq tags-file-name (tags-expand-table-name tags-file-name))

  (if (and (eq cont t)
           (null tags-table-list-pointer))
      ;; All out of tables.
      nil

    ;; Verify that tags-file-name names a valid tags table.
    ;; Bind another variable with the value of tags-file-name
    ;; before we switch buffers, in case tags-file-name is buffer-local.
    (let ((curbuf (current-buffer))
          (local-tags-file-name tags-file-name))
      (if (tags-verify-table local-tags-file-name)

          ;; We have a valid tags table.
          (progn
            ;; Bury the tags table buffer so it
            ;; doesn't get in the user's way.
            (bury-buffer (current-buffer))

            ;; If this was a new table selection (CONT is nil), make
            ;; sure tags-table-list includes the chosen table, and
            ;; update the list pointer variables.
            (or cont
                ;; Look in the list for the table we chose.
                (let ((found (tags-table-list-member
                              local-tags-file-name
                              tags-table-computed-list)))
                  (if found
                      ;; There it is.  Just switch to it.
                      (setq tags-table-list-pointer found
                            tags-table-list-started-at found)

                    ;; The table is not in the current set.
                    ;; Try to find it in another previously used set.
                    (let ((sets tags-table-set-list))
                      (while (and sets
                                  (not (tags-table-list-member
                                        local-tags-file-name
                                        (car sets))))
                        (setq sets (cdr sets)))
                      (if sets
                          ;; Found in some other set.  Switch to that set.
                          (progn
                            (or (memq tags-table-list tags-table-set-list)
                                ;; Save the current list.
                                (setq tags-table-set-list
                                      (cons tags-table-list
                                            tags-table-set-list)))
                            (setq tags-table-list (car sets)))

                        ;; Not found in any existing set.
                        (if (and tags-table-list
                                 (or (eq t tags-add-tables)
                                     (and tags-add-tables
                                          (y-or-n-p
                                           (concat "Keep current list of "
                                                   "tags tables also? ")))))
                            ;; Add it to the current list.
                            (setq tags-table-list (cons local-tags-file-name
                                                        tags-table-list))

                          ;; Make a fresh list, and store the old one.
                          (message "Starting a new list of tags tables")
                          (or (null tags-table-list)
                              (memq tags-table-list tags-table-set-list)
                              (setq tags-table-set-list
                                    (cons tags-table-list
                                          tags-table-set-list)))
                          (setq tags-table-list (list local-tags-file-name))))

                      ;; Recompute tags-table-computed-list.
                      (tags-table-check-computed-list)
                      ;; Set the tags table list state variables to start
                      ;; over from tags-table-computed-list.
                      (setq tags-table-list-started-at tags-table-computed-list
                            tags-table-list-pointer
                            tags-table-computed-list)))))

            ;; Return of t says the tags table is valid.
            t)

        ;; The buffer was not valid.  Don't use it again.
        (set-buffer curbuf)
        (kill-local-variable 'tags-file-name)
        (if (eq local-tags-file-name tags-file-name)
            (setq tags-file-name nil))
        (error "File %s is not a valid tags table" local-tags-file-name)))))

(defun tags-reset-tags-tables ()
  "Reset tags state to cancel effect of any previous \\[visit-tags-table]
or \\[find-tag]."
  (interactive)
  (setq tags-file-name nil
        tags-location-stack nil
        tags-table-list nil
        tags-table-computed-list nil
        tags-table-computed-list-for nil
        tags-table-list-pointer nil
        tags-table-list-started-at nil
        tags-table-set-list nil))
\f
(defun file-of-tag ()
  "Return the file name of the file whose tags point is within.
Assumes the tags table is the current buffer.
File name returned is relative to tags table file's directory."
  (funcall file-of-tag-function))

;;;###autoload
(defun tags-table-files ()
  "Return a list of files in the current tags table.
Assumes the tags table is the current buffer.  The file names are returned
as they appeared in the `etags' command that created the table, usually
without directory names."
  (or tags-table-files
      (setq tags-table-files
            (funcall tags-table-files-function))))

(defun tags-included-tables ()
  "Return a list of tags tables included by the current table.
Assumes the tags table is the current buffer."
  (or tags-included-tables
      (setq tags-included-tables (funcall tags-included-tables-function))))
\f
;; Build tags-completion-table on demand.  The single current tags table
;; and its included tags tables (and their included tables, etc.) have
;; their tags included in the completion table.
(defun tags-completion-table ()
  (or tags-completion-table
      (condition-case ()
          (prog2
           (message "Making tags completion table for %s..." buffer-file-name)
           (let ((included (tags-included-tables))
                 (table (funcall tags-completion-table-function)))
             (save-excursion
               ;; Iterate over the list of included tables, and combine each
               ;; included table's completion obarray to the parent obarray.
               (while included
                 ;; Visit the buffer.
                 (let ((tags-file-name (car included)))
                   (visit-tags-table-buffer 'same))
                 ;; Recurse in that buffer to compute its completion table.
                 (if (tags-completion-table)
                     ;; Combine the tables.
                     (mapatoms (function
                                (lambda (sym)
                                  (intern (symbol-name sym) table)))
                               tags-completion-table))
                 (setq included (cdr included))))
             (setq tags-completion-table table))
           (message "Making tags completion table for %s...done"
                    buffer-file-name))
        (quit (message "Tags completion table construction aborted.")
              (setq tags-completion-table nil)))))

;; Completion function for tags.  Does normal try-completion,
;; but builds tags-completion-table on demand.
(defun tags-complete-tag (string predicate what)
  (save-excursion
    ;; If we need to ask for the tag table, allow that.
    (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
      (visit-tags-table-buffer))
    (if (eq what t)
        (all-completions string (tags-completion-table) predicate)
      (try-completion string (tags-completion-table) predicate))))
\f
;; Return a default tag to search for, based on the text at point.
(defun find-tag-default ()
  (save-excursion
    (while (looking-at "\\sw\\|\\s_")
      (forward-char 1))
    (if (or (re-search-backward "\\sw\\|\\s_"
                                (save-excursion (beginning-of-line) (point))
                                t)
            (re-search-forward "\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+"
                               (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))
                               t))
        (progn (goto-char (match-end 0))
               (buffer-substring (point)
                                 (progn (forward-sexp -1)
                                        (while (looking-at "\\s'")
                                          (forward-char 1))
                                        (point))))
      nil)))

;; Read a tag name from the minibuffer with defaulting and completion.
(defun find-tag-tag (string)
  (let* ((default (funcall (or find-tag-default-function
                               (get major-mode 'find-tag-default-function)
                               'find-tag-default)))
         (spec (completing-read (if default
                                    (format "%s(default %s) " string default)
                                  string)
                                'tags-complete-tag
                                nil nil nil nil default)))
    (if (equal spec "")
        (or default (error "There is no default tag"))
      spec)))

(defvar last-tag nil
  "Last tag found by \\[find-tag].")

;; Get interactive args for find-tag{-noselect,-other-window,-regexp}.
(defun find-tag-interactive (prompt &optional no-default)
  (if current-prefix-arg
      (list nil (if (< (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg) 0)
                    '-
                  t))
    (list (if no-default
              (read-string prompt)
            (find-tag-tag prompt)))))

(defvar find-tag-history nil)

;;;###autoload
(defun find-tag-noselect (tagname &optional next-p regexp-p)
  "Find tag (in current tags table) whose name contains TAGNAME.
Returns the buffer containing the tag's definition and moves its point there,
but does not select the buffer.
The default for TAGNAME is the expression in the buffer near point.

If second arg NEXT-P is t (interactively, with prefix arg), search for
another tag that matches the last tagname or regexp used.  When there are
multiple matches for a tag, more exact matches are found first.  If NEXT-P
is the atom `-' (interactively, with prefix arg that is a negative number
or just \\[negative-argument]), pop back to the previous tag gone to.

If third arg REGEXP-P is non-nil, treat TAGNAME as a regexp.

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (find-tag-interactive "Find tag: "))

  (setq find-tag-history (cons tagname find-tag-history))
  ;; Save the current buffer's value of `find-tag-hook' before selecting the
  ;; tags table buffer.
  (let ((local-find-tag-hook find-tag-hook))
    (if (eq '- next-p)
        ;; Pop back to a previous location.
        (if (null tags-location-stack)
            (error "No previous tag locations")
          (let ((marker (car tags-location-stack)))
            ;; Pop the stack.
            (setq tags-location-stack (cdr tags-location-stack))
            (prog1
                ;; Move to the saved location.
                (set-buffer (marker-buffer marker))
              (goto-char (marker-position marker))
              ;; Kill that marker so it doesn't slow down editing.
              (set-marker marker nil nil)
              ;; Run the user's hook.  Do we really want to do this for pop?
              (run-hooks 'local-find-tag-hook))))
      (if next-p
          ;; Find the same table we last used.
          (visit-tags-table-buffer 'same)
        ;; Pick a table to use.
        (visit-tags-table-buffer)
        ;; Record TAGNAME for a future call with NEXT-P non-nil.
        (setq last-tag tagname))
      ;; Record the location so we can pop back to it later.
      (let ((marker (make-marker)))
        (save-excursion
          (set-buffer
           ;; find-tag-in-order does the real work.
           (find-tag-in-order
            (if next-p last-tag tagname)
            (if regexp-p
                find-tag-regexp-search-function
              find-tag-search-function)
            (if regexp-p
                find-tag-regexp-tag-order
              find-tag-tag-order)
            (if regexp-p
                find-tag-regexp-next-line-after-failure-p
              find-tag-next-line-after-failure-p)
            (if regexp-p "matching" "containing")
            (not next-p)))
          (set-marker marker (point))
          (run-hooks 'local-find-tag-hook)
          (setq tags-location-stack
                (cons marker tags-location-stack))
          (current-buffer))))))

;;;###autoload
(defun find-tag (tagname &optional next-p regexp-p)
  "Find tag (in current tags table) whose name contains TAGNAME.
Select the buffer containing the tag's definition, and move point there.
The default for TAGNAME is the expression in the buffer around or before point.

If second arg NEXT-P is t (interactively, with prefix arg), search for
another tag that matches the last tagname or regexp used.  When there are
multiple matches for a tag, more exact matches are found first.  If NEXT-P
is the atom `-' (interactively, with prefix arg that is a negative number
or just \\[negative-argument]), pop back to the previous tag gone to.

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (find-tag-interactive "Find tag: "))
  (switch-to-buffer (find-tag-noselect tagname next-p regexp-p)))
;;;###autoload (define-key esc-map "." 'find-tag)

;;;###autoload
(defun find-tag-other-window (tagname &optional next-p regexp-p)
  "Find tag (in current tags table) whose name contains TAGNAME.
Select the buffer containing the tag's definition in another window, and
move point there.  The default for TAGNAME is the expression in the buffer
around or before point.

If second arg NEXT-P is t (interactively, with prefix arg), search for
another tag that matches the last tagname or regexp used.  When there are
multiple matches for a tag, more exact matches are found first.  If NEXT-P
is negative (interactively, with prefix arg that is a negative number or
just \\[negative-argument]), pop back to the previous tag gone to.

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (find-tag-interactive "Find tag other window: "))

  ;; This hair is to deal with the case where the tag is found in the
  ;; selected window's buffer; without the hair, point is moved in both
  ;; windows.  To prevent this, we save the selected window's point before
  ;; doing find-tag-noselect, and restore it after.
  (let* ((window-point (window-point (selected-window)))
         (tagbuf (find-tag-noselect tagname next-p regexp-p))
         (tagpoint (progn (set-buffer tagbuf) (point))))
    (set-window-point (prog1
                          (selected-window)
                        (switch-to-buffer-other-window tagbuf)
                        ;; We have to set this new window's point; it
                        ;; might already have been displaying a
                        ;; different portion of tagbuf, in which case
                        ;; switch-to-buffer-other-window doesn't set
                        ;; the window's point from the buffer.
                        (set-window-point (selected-window) tagpoint))
                      window-point)))
;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-4-map "." 'find-tag-other-window)

;;;###autoload
(defun find-tag-other-frame (tagname &optional next-p)
  "Find tag (in current tags table) whose name contains TAGNAME.
Select the buffer containing the tag's definition in another frame, and
move point there.  The default for TAGNAME is the expression in the buffer
around or before point.

If second arg NEXT-P is t (interactively, with prefix arg), search for
another tag that matches the last tagname or regexp used.  When there are
multiple matches for a tag, more exact matches are found first.  If NEXT-P
is negative (interactively, with prefix arg that is a negative number or
just \\[negative-argument]), pop back to the previous tag gone to.

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (find-tag-interactive "Find tag other frame: "))
  (let ((pop-up-frames t))
    (find-tag-other-window tagname next-p)))
;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-5-map "." 'find-tag-other-frame)

;;;###autoload
(defun find-tag-regexp (regexp &optional next-p other-window)
  "Find tag (in current tags table) whose name matches REGEXP.
Select the buffer containing the tag's definition and move point there.

If second arg NEXT-P is t (interactively, with prefix arg), search for
another tag that matches the last tagname or regexp used.  When there are
multiple matches for a tag, more exact matches are found first.  If NEXT-P
is negative (interactively, with prefix arg that is a negative number or
just \\[negative-argument]), pop back to the previous tag gone to.

If third arg OTHER-WINDOW is non-nil, select the buffer in another window.

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (find-tag-interactive "Find tag regexp: " t))
  ;; We go through find-tag-other-window to do all the display hair there.
  (funcall (if other-window 'find-tag-other-window 'find-tag)
           regexp next-p t))
;;;###autoload (define-key esc-map [?\C-.] 'find-tag-regexp)
\f
;; Internal tag finding function.

;; PATTERN is a string to pass to second arg SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, and to
;; any member of the function list ORDER (third arg).  If ORDER is nil,
;; use saved state to continue a previous search.

;; Fourth arg MATCHING is a string, an English '-ing' word, to be used in
;; an error message.

;; Fifth arg NEXT-LINE-AFTER-FAILURE-P is non-nil if after a failed match,
;; point should be moved to the next line.

;; Algorithm is as follows.  For each qualifier-func in ORDER, go to
;; beginning of tags file, and perform inner loop: for each naive match for
;; PATTERN found using SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, qualify the naive match using
;; qualifier-func.  If it qualifies, go to the specified line in the
;; specified source file and return.  Qualified matches are remembered to
;; avoid repetition.  State is saved so that the loop can be continued.

(defvar tag-lines-already-matched nil)  ;matches remembered here between calls

(defun find-tag-in-order (pattern
                          search-forward-func
                          order
                          next-line-after-failure-p
                          matching
                          first-search)
  (let (file                            ;name of file containing tag
        tag-info                        ;where to find the tag in FILE
        (first-table t)
        (tag-order order)
        (match-marker (make-marker))
        goto-func
        )
    (save-excursion

      (if first-search
          ;; This is the start of a search for a fresh tag.
          ;; Clear the list of tags matched by the previous search.
          ;; find-tag-noselect has already put us in the first tags table
          ;; buffer before we got called.
          (setq tag-lines-already-matched nil)
        ;; Continuing to search for the tag specified last time.
        ;; tag-lines-already-matched lists locations matched in previous
        ;; calls so we don't visit the same tag twice if it matches twice
        ;; during two passes with different qualification predicates.
        ;; Switch to the current tags table buffer.
        (visit-tags-table-buffer 'same))

      ;; Get a qualified match.
      (catch 'qualified-match-found

        ;; Iterate over the list of tags tables.
        (while (or first-table
                   (visit-tags-table-buffer t))

          (and first-search first-table
               ;; Start at beginning of tags file.
               (goto-char (point-min)))

          (setq first-table nil)

          ;; Iterate over the list of ordering predicates.
          (while order
            (while (funcall search-forward-func pattern nil t)
              ;; Naive match found.  Qualify the match.
              (and (funcall (car order) pattern)
                   ;; Make sure it is not a previous qualified match.
                   (not (member (set-marker match-marker (save-excursion
                                                           (beginning-of-line)
                                                           (point)))
                                tag-lines-already-matched))
                   (throw 'qualified-match-found nil))
              (if next-line-after-failure-p
                  (forward-line 1)))
            ;; Try the next flavor of match.
            (setq order (cdr order))
            (goto-char (point-min)))
          (setq order tag-order))
        ;; We throw out on match, so only get here if there were no matches.
        ;; Clear out the markers we use to avoid duplicate matches so they
        ;; don't slow down editting and are immediately available for GC.
        (while tag-lines-already-matched
          (set-marker (car tag-lines-already-matched) nil nil)
          (setq tag-lines-already-matched (cdr tag-lines-already-matched)))
        (set-marker match-marker nil nil)
        (error "No %stags %s %s" (if first-search "" "more ")
               matching pattern))

      ;; Found a tag; extract location info.
      (beginning-of-line)
      (setq tag-lines-already-matched (cons match-marker
                                            tag-lines-already-matched))
      ;; Expand the filename, using the tags table buffer's default-directory.
      (setq file (expand-file-name (file-of-tag))
            tag-info (funcall snarf-tag-function))

      ;; Get the local value in the tags table buffer before switching buffers.
      (setq goto-func goto-tag-location-function)

      ;; Find the right line in the specified file.
      (set-buffer (find-file-noselect file))
      (widen)
      (push-mark)
      (funcall goto-func tag-info)

      ;; Return the buffer where the tag was found.
      (current-buffer))))
\f
;; `etags' TAGS file format support.

;; If the current buffer is a valid etags TAGS file, give it local values of
;; the tags table format variables, and return non-nil.
(defun etags-recognize-tags-table ()
  (and (etags-verify-tags-table)
       ;; It is annoying to flash messages on the screen briefly,
       ;; and this message is not useful.  -- rms
       ;; (message "%s is an `etags' TAGS file" buffer-file-name)
       (mapcar (function (lambda (elt)
                           (set (make-local-variable (car elt)) (cdr elt))))
               '((file-of-tag-function . etags-file-of-tag)
                 (tags-table-files-function . etags-tags-table-files)
                 (tags-completion-table-function . etags-tags-completion-table)
                 (snarf-tag-function . etags-snarf-tag)
                 (goto-tag-location-function . etags-goto-tag-location)
                 (find-tag-regexp-search-function . re-search-forward)
                 (find-tag-regexp-tag-order . (tag-re-match-p))
                 (find-tag-regexp-next-line-after-failure-p . t)
                 (find-tag-search-function . search-forward)
                 (find-tag-tag-order . (tag-exact-file-name-match-p
                                        tag-exact-match-p
                                        tag-symbol-match-p
                                        tag-word-match-p
                                        tag-any-match-p))
                 (find-tag-next-line-after-failure-p . nil)
                 (list-tags-function . etags-list-tags)
                 (tags-apropos-function . etags-tags-apropos)
                 (tags-included-tables-function . etags-tags-included-tables)
                 (verify-tags-table-function . etags-verify-tags-table)
                 ))))

;; Return non-nil iff the current buffer is a valid etags TAGS file.
(defun etags-verify-tags-table ()
  ;; Use eq instead of = in case char-after returns nil.
  (eq (char-after 1) ?\f))

(defun etags-file-of-tag ()
  (save-excursion
    (re-search-backward "\f\n\\([^\n]+\\),[0-9]*\n")
    (expand-file-name (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))
                      (file-truename default-directory))))


(defun etags-tags-completion-table ()
  (let ((table (make-vector 511 0)))
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char (point-min))
      ;; This monster regexp matches an etags tag line.
      ;;   \1 is the string to match;
      ;;   \2 is not interesting;
      ;;   \3 is the guessed tag name; XXX guess should be better eg DEFUN
      ;;   \4 is not interesting;
      ;;   \5 is the explicitly-specified tag name.
      ;;   \6 is the line to start searching at;
      ;;   \7 is the char to start searching at.
      (while (re-search-forward
              "^\\(\\([^\177]+[^-a-zA-Z0-9_$\177]+\\)?\\([-a-zA-Z0-9_$?:]+\\)\
\[^-a-zA-Z0-9_$?:\177]*\\)\177\\(\\([^\n\001]+\\)\001\\)?\
\\([0-9]+\\)?,\\([0-9]+\\)?\n"
              nil t)
        (intern (if (match-beginning 5)
                    ;; There is an explicit tag name.
                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 5) (match-end 5))
                  ;; No explicit tag name.  Best guess.
                  (buffer-substring (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)))
                table)))
    table))

(defun etags-snarf-tag ()
  (let (tag-text line startpos)
    (if (save-excursion
          (forward-line -1)
          (looking-at "\f\n"))
        ;; The match was for a source file name, not any tag within a file.
        ;; Give text of t, meaning to go exactly to the location we specify,
        ;; the beginning of the file.
        (setq tag-text t
              line nil
              startpos 1)

      ;; Find the end of the tag and record the whole tag text.
      (search-forward "\177")
      (setq tag-text (buffer-substring (1- (point))
                                       (save-excursion (beginning-of-line)
                                                       (point))))
      ;; Skip explicit tag name if present.
      (search-forward "\001" (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (point)) t)
      (if (looking-at "[0-9]")
          (setq line (string-to-int (buffer-substring
                                     (point)
                                     (progn (skip-chars-forward "0-9")
                                            (point))))))
      (search-forward ",")
      (if (looking-at "[0-9]")
          (setq startpos (string-to-int (buffer-substring
                                         (point)
                                         (progn (skip-chars-forward "0-9")
                                                (point)))))))
    ;; Leave point on the next line of the tags file.
    (forward-line 1)
    (cons tag-text (cons line startpos))))

;; TAG-INFO is a cons (TEXT LINE . POSITION) where TEXT is the initial part
;; of a line containing the tag and POSITION is the character position of
;; TEXT within the file (starting from 1); LINE is the line number.  If
;; TEXT is t, it means the tag refers to exactly LINE or POSITION
;; (whichever is present, LINE having preference, no searching.  Either
;; LINE or POSITION may be nil; POSITION is used if present.  If the tag
;; isn't exactly at the given position then look around that position using
;; a search window which expands until it hits the start of file.
(defun etags-goto-tag-location (tag-info)
  (let ((startpos (cdr (cdr tag-info)))
        (line (car (cdr tag-info)))
        offset found pat)
    (if (eq (car tag-info) t)
        ;; Direct file tag.
        (cond (line (goto-line line))
              (startpos (goto-char startpos))
              (t (error "etags.el BUG: bogus direct file tag")))
      ;; This constant is 1/2 the initial search window.
      ;; There is no sense in making it too small,
      ;; since just going around the loop once probably
      ;; costs about as much as searching 2000 chars.
      (setq offset 1000
            found nil
            pat (concat (if (eq selective-display t)
                            "\\(^\\|\^m\\)" "^")
                        (regexp-quote (car tag-info))))
      ;; The character position in the tags table is 0-origin.
      ;; Convert it to a 1-origin Emacs character position.
      (if startpos (setq startpos (1+ startpos)))
      ;; If no char pos was given, try the given line number.
      (or startpos
          (if line
              (setq startpos (progn (goto-line line)
                                    (point)))))
      (or startpos
          (setq startpos (point-min)))
      ;; First see if the tag is right at the specified location.
      (goto-char startpos)
      (setq found (looking-at pat))
      (while (and (not found)
                  (progn
                    (goto-char (- startpos offset))
                    (not (bobp))))
        (setq found
              (re-search-forward pat (+ startpos offset) t)
              offset (* 3 offset)))     ; expand search window
      (or found
          (re-search-forward pat nil t)
          (error "Rerun etags: `%s' not found in %s"
                 pat buffer-file-name)))
    ;; Position point at the right place
    ;; if the search string matched an extra Ctrl-m at the beginning.
    (and (eq selective-display t)
         (looking-at "\^m")
         (forward-char 1))
    (beginning-of-line)))

(defun etags-list-tags (file)
  (goto-char 1)
  (if (not (search-forward (concat "\f\n" file ",") nil t))
      nil
    (forward-line 1)
    (while (not (or (eobp) (looking-at "\f")))
      (let ((tag (buffer-substring (point)
                                   (progn (skip-chars-forward "^\177")
                                          (point)))))
        (princ (if (looking-at "[^\n]+\001")
                   ;; There is an explicit tag name; use that.
                   (buffer-substring (1+ (point)) ;skip \177
                                     (progn (skip-chars-forward "^\001")
                                            (point)))
                 tag)))
      (terpri)
      (forward-line 1))
    t))

(defun etags-tags-apropos (string)
  (goto-char 1)
  (while (re-search-forward string nil t)
    (beginning-of-line)
    (princ (buffer-substring (point)
                             (progn (skip-chars-forward "^\177")
                                    (point))))
    (terpri)
    (forward-line 1)))

(defun etags-tags-table-files ()
  (let ((files nil)
        beg)
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (while (search-forward "\f\n" nil t)
      (setq beg (point))
      (end-of-line)
      (skip-chars-backward "^," beg)
      (or (looking-at "include$")
          (setq files (cons (buffer-substring beg (1- (point))) files))))
    (nreverse files)))

(defun etags-tags-included-tables ()
  (let ((files nil)
        beg)
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (while (search-forward "\f\n" nil t)
      (setq beg (point))
      (end-of-line)
      (skip-chars-backward "^," beg)
      (if (looking-at "include$")
          ;; Expand in the default-directory of the tags table buffer.
          (setq files (cons (expand-file-name (buffer-substring beg (1- (point))))
                            files))))
    (nreverse files)))
\f
;; Empty tags file support.

;; Recognize an empty file and give it local values of the tags table format
;; variables which do nothing.
(defun recognize-empty-tags-table ()
  (and (zerop (buffer-size))
       (mapcar (function (lambda (sym)
                           (set (make-local-variable sym) 'ignore)))
               '(tags-table-files-function
                 tags-completion-table-function
                 find-tag-regexp-search-function
                 find-tag-search-function
                 tags-apropos-function
                 tags-included-tables-function))
       (set (make-local-variable 'verify-tags-table-function)
            (function (lambda ()
                        (zerop (buffer-size)))))))
\f
;;; Match qualifier functions for tagnames.
;;; XXX these functions assume etags file format.

;; This might be a neat idea, but it's too hairy at the moment.
;;(defmacro tags-with-syntax (&rest body)
;;  (` (let ((current (current-buffer))
;;         (otable (syntax-table))
;;         (buffer (find-file-noselect (file-of-tag)))
;;         table)
;;       (unwind-protect
;;         (progn
;;           (set-buffer buffer)
;;           (setq table (syntax-table))
;;           (set-buffer current)
;;           (set-syntax-table table)
;;           (,@ body))
;;       (set-syntax-table otable)))))
;;(put 'tags-with-syntax 'edebug-form-spec '(&rest form))

;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG exactly.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-exact-match-p (tag)
  ;; The match is really exact if there is an explicit tag name.
  (or (and (eq (char-after (point)) ?\001)
           (eq (char-after (- (point) (length tag) 1)) ?\177))
      ;; We are not on the explicit tag name, but perhaps it follows.
      (looking-at (concat "[^\177\n]*\177" (regexp-quote tag) "\001"))))

;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG as a symbol.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-symbol-match-p (tag)
  (and (looking-at "\\Sw.*\177") (looking-at "\\S_.*\177")
       (save-excursion
         (backward-char (1+ (length tag)))
         (and (looking-at "\\Sw") (looking-at "\\S_")))))

;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG as a word.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-word-match-p (tag)
  (and (looking-at "\\b.*\177")
       (save-excursion (backward-char (length tag))
                       (looking-at "\\b"))))

(defun tag-exact-file-name-match-p (tag)
  (and (looking-at ",")
       (save-excursion (backward-char (length tag))
                       (looking-at "\f\n"))))

;; t if point is in a tag line with a tag containing TAG as a substring.
(defun tag-any-match-p (tag)
  (looking-at ".*\177"))

;; t if point is at a tag line that matches RE as a regexp.
(defun tag-re-match-p (re)
  (save-excursion
    (beginning-of-line)
    (let ((bol (point)))
      (and (search-forward "\177" (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point)) t)
           (re-search-backward re bol t)))))
\f
;;;###autoload
(defun next-file (&optional initialize novisit)
  "Select next file among files in current tags table.

A first argument of t (prefix arg, if interactive) initializes to the
beginning of the list of files in the tags table.  If the argument is
neither nil nor t, it is evalled to initialize the list of files.

Non-nil second argument NOVISIT means use a temporary buffer
 to save time and avoid uninteresting warnings.

Value is nil if the file was already visited;
if the file was newly read in, the value is the filename."
  ;; Make the interactive arg t if there was any prefix arg.
  (interactive (list (if current-prefix-arg t)))
  (cond ((not initialize)
         ;; Not the first run.
         )
        ((eq initialize t)
         ;; Initialize the list from the tags table.
         (save-excursion
           ;; Visit the tags table buffer to get its list of files.
           (visit-tags-table-buffer)
           ;; Copy the list so we can setcdr below, and expand the file
           ;; names while we are at it, in this buffer's default directory.
           (setq next-file-list (mapcar 'expand-file-name (tags-table-files)))
           ;; Iterate over all the tags table files, collecting
           ;; a complete list of referenced file names.
           (while (visit-tags-table-buffer t)
             ;; Find the tail of the working list and chain on the new
             ;; sublist for this tags table.
             (let ((tail next-file-list))
               (while (cdr tail)
                 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
               ;; Use a copy so the next loop iteration will not modify the
               ;; list later returned by (tags-table-files).
               (if tail
                   (setcdr tail (mapcar 'expand-file-name (tags-table-files)))
                 (setq next-file-list (mapcar 'expand-file-name
                                              (tags-table-files))))))))
        (t
         ;; Initialize the list by evalling the argument.
         (setq next-file-list (eval initialize))))
  (if next-file-list
      ()
    (and novisit
         (get-buffer " *next-file*")
         (kill-buffer " *next-file*"))
    (error "All files processed"))
  (let* ((next (car next-file-list))
         (new (not (get-file-buffer next))))
    ;; Advance the list before trying to find the file.
    ;; If we get an error finding the file, don't get stuck on it.
    (setq next-file-list (cdr next-file-list))
    (if (not (and new novisit))
        (set-buffer (find-file-noselect next novisit))
      ;; Like find-file, but avoids random warning messages.
      (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " *next-file*"))
      (kill-all-local-variables)
      (erase-buffer)
      (setq new next)
      (insert-file-contents new nil))
    new))

(defvar tags-loop-operate nil
  "Form for `tags-loop-continue' to eval to change one file.")

(defvar tags-loop-scan
  '(error "%s"
          (substitute-command-keys
           "No \\[tags-search] or \\[tags-query-replace] in progress"))
  "Form for `tags-loop-continue' to eval to scan one file.
If it returns non-nil, this file needs processing by evalling
\`tags-loop-operate'.  Otherwise, move on to the next file.")

;;;###autoload
(defun tags-loop-continue (&optional first-time)
  "Continue last \\[tags-search] or \\[tags-query-replace] command.
Used noninteractively with non-nil argument to begin such a command (the
argument is passed to `next-file', which see).

Two variables control the processing we do on each file: the value of
`tags-loop-scan' is a form to be executed on each file to see if it is
interesting (it returns non-nil if so) and `tags-loop-operate' is a form to
evaluate to operate on an interesting file.  If the latter evaluates to
nil, we exit; otherwise we scan the next file."
  (interactive)
  (let (new
        (messaged nil))
    (while
        (progn
          ;; Scan files quickly for the first or next interesting one.
          (while (or first-time
                     (save-restriction
                       (widen)
                       (not (eval tags-loop-scan))))
            (setq new (next-file first-time t))
            ;; If NEW is non-nil, we got a temp buffer,
            ;; and NEW is the file name.
            (if (or messaged
                    (and (not first-time)
                         (> baud-rate search-slow-speed)
                         (setq messaged t)))
                (message "Scanning file %s..." (or new buffer-file-name)))
            (setq first-time nil)
            (goto-char (point-min)))

          ;; If we visited it in a temp buffer, visit it now for real.
          (if new
              (let ((pos (point)))
                (erase-buffer)
                (set-buffer (find-file-noselect new))
                (setq new nil)          ;No longer in a temp buffer.
                (widen)
                (goto-char pos)))

          (switch-to-buffer (current-buffer))

          ;; Now operate on the file.
          ;; If value is non-nil, continue to scan the next file.
          (eval tags-loop-operate)))
    (and messaged
         (null tags-loop-operate)
         (message "Scanning file %s...found" buffer-file-name))))
;;;###autoload (define-key esc-map "," 'tags-loop-continue)

;;;###autoload
(defun tags-search (regexp &optional file-list-form)
  "Search through all files listed in tags table for match for REGEXP.
Stops when a match is found.
To continue searching for next match, use command \\[tags-loop-continue].

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive "sTags search (regexp): ")
  (if (and (equal regexp "")
           (eq (car tags-loop-scan) 're-search-forward)
           (null tags-loop-operate))
      ;; Continue last tags-search as if by M-,.
      (tags-loop-continue nil)
    (setq tags-loop-scan
          (list 're-search-forward (list 'quote regexp) nil t)
          tags-loop-operate nil)
    (tags-loop-continue (or file-list-form t))))

;;;###autoload
(defun tags-query-replace (from to &optional delimited file-list-form)
  "Query-replace-regexp FROM with TO through all files listed in tags table.
Third arg DELIMITED (prefix arg) means replace only word-delimited matches.
If you exit (\\[keyboard-quit] or ESC), you can resume the query-replace
with the command \\[tags-loop-continue].

See documentation of variable `tags-file-name'."
  (interactive (query-replace-read-args "Tags query replace (regexp)" t))
  (setq tags-loop-scan (list 'prog1
                             (list 'if (list 're-search-forward
                                             (list 'quote from) nil t)
                                   ;; When we find a match, move back
                                   ;; to the beginning of it so perform-replace
                                   ;; will see it.
                                   '(goto-char (match-beginning 0))))
        tags-loop-operate (list 'perform-replace
                                (list 'quote from) (list 'quote to)
                                t t (list 'quote delimited)))
  (tags-loop-continue (or file-list-form t)))
\f
(defun tags-complete-tags-table-file (string predicate what)
  (save-excursion
    ;; If we need to ask for the tag table, allow that.
    (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
      (visit-tags-table-buffer))
    (if (eq what t)
        (all-completions string (mapcar 'list (tags-table-files))
                         predicate)
      (try-completion string (mapcar 'list (tags-table-files))
                      predicate))))

;;;###autoload
(defun list-tags (file &optional next-match)
  "Display list of tags in file FILE.
This searches only the first table in the list, and no included tables.
FILE should be as it appeared in the `etags' command, usually without a
directory specification."
  (interactive (list (completing-read "List tags in file: "
                                      'tags-complete-tags-table-file
                                      nil t nil)))
  (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Tags List*"
    (princ "Tags in file ")
    (princ file)
    (terpri)
    (save-excursion
      (let ((first-time t)
            (gotany nil))
        (while (visit-tags-table-buffer (not first-time))
          (setq first-time nil)
          (if (funcall list-tags-function file)
              (setq gotany t)))
        (or gotany
            (error "File %s not in current tags tables" file))))))

;;;###autoload
(defun tags-apropos (regexp)
  "Display list of all tags in tags table REGEXP matches."
  (interactive "sTags apropos (regexp): ")
  (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Tags List*"
    (princ "Tags matching regexp ")
    (prin1 regexp)
    (terpri)
    (save-excursion
      (let ((first-time t))
        (while (visit-tags-table-buffer (not first-time))
          (setq first-time nil)
          (funcall tags-apropos-function regexp))))))
\f
;;; XXX Kludge interface.

;; XXX If a file is in multiple tables, selection may get the wrong one.
;;;###autoload
(defun select-tags-table ()
  "Select a tags table file from a menu of those you have already used.
The list of tags tables to select from is stored in `tags-table-set-list';
see the doc of that variable if you want to add names to the list."
  (interactive)
  (pop-to-buffer "*Tags Table List*")
  (setq buffer-read-only nil)
  (erase-buffer)
  (let ((set-list tags-table-set-list)
        (desired-point nil))
    (if tags-table-list
        (progn
          (setq desired-point (point-marker))
          (princ tags-table-list (current-buffer))
          (insert "\C-m")
          (prin1 (car tags-table-list) (current-buffer)) ;invisible
          (insert "\n")))
    (while set-list
      (if (eq (car set-list) tags-table-list)
          ;; Already printed it.
          ()
        (princ (car set-list) (current-buffer))
        (insert "\C-m")
        (prin1 (car (car set-list)) (current-buffer)) ;invisible
        (insert "\n"))
      (setq set-list (cdr set-list)))
    (if tags-file-name
        (progn
          (or desired-point
              (setq desired-point (point-marker)))
          (insert tags-file-name "\C-m")
          (prin1 tags-file-name (current-buffer)) ;invisible
          (insert "\n")))
    (setq set-list (delete tags-file-name
                           (apply 'nconc (cons (copy-sequence tags-table-list)
                                               (mapcar 'copy-sequence
                                                       tags-table-set-list)))))
    (while set-list
      (insert (car set-list) "\C-m")
      (prin1 (car set-list) (current-buffer)) ;invisible
      (insert "\n")
      (setq set-list (delete (car set-list) set-list)))
    (goto-char 1)
    (insert-before-markers
     "Type `t' to select a tags table or set of tags tables:\n\n")
    (if desired-point
        (goto-char desired-point))
    (set-window-start (selected-window) 1 t))
  (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
  (select-tags-table-mode))

(defvar select-tags-table-mode-map)
(let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
  (define-key map "t" 'select-tags-table-select)
  (define-key map " " 'next-line)
  (define-key map "\^?" 'previous-line)
  (define-key map "n" 'next-line)
  (define-key map "p" 'previous-line)
  (define-key map "q" 'select-tags-table-quit)
  (setq select-tags-table-mode-map map))

(defun select-tags-table-mode ()
  "Major mode for choosing a current tags table among those already loaded.

\\{select-tags-table-mode-map}"
  (interactive)
  (kill-all-local-variables)
  (setq buffer-read-only t
        major-mode 'select-tags-table-mode
        mode-name "Select Tags Table")
  (use-local-map select-tags-table-mode-map)
  (setq selective-display t
        selective-display-ellipses nil))

(defun select-tags-table-select ()
  "Select the tags table named on this line."
  (interactive)
  (search-forward "\C-m")
  (let ((name (read (current-buffer))))
    (visit-tags-table name)
    (select-tags-table-quit)
    (message "Tags table now %s" name)))

(defun select-tags-table-quit ()
  "Kill the buffer and delete the selected window."
  (interactive)
  (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
  (or (one-window-p)
      (delete-window)))
\f
;;; Note, there is another definition of this function in bindings.el.
;;;###autoload
(defun complete-tag ()
  "Perform tags completion on the text around point.
Completes to the set of names listed in the current tags table.
The string to complete is chosen in the same way as the default
for \\[find-tag] (which see)."
  (interactive)
  (or tags-table-list
      tags-file-name
      (error "%s"
             (substitute-command-keys
              "No tags table loaded; try \\[visit-tags-table]")))
  (let ((pattern (funcall (or find-tag-default-function
                              (get major-mode 'find-tag-default-function)
                              'find-tag-default)))
        beg
        completion)
    (or pattern
        (error "Nothing to complete"))
    (search-backward pattern)
    (setq beg (point))
    (forward-char (length pattern))
    (setq completion (try-completion pattern 'tags-complete-tag nil))
    (cond ((eq completion t))
          ((null completion)
           (message "Can't find completion for \"%s\"" pattern)
           (ding))
          ((not (string= pattern completion))
           (delete-region beg (point))
           (insert completion))
          (t
           (message "Making completion list...")
           (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
             (display-completion-list
              (all-completions pattern 'tags-complete-tag nil)))
           (message "Making completion list...%s" "done")))))
\f
(provide 'etags)

;;; etags.el ends here