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 ;;; add-log.el --- change log maintenance commands for Emacs
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 1992
-;;     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 93, 94, 97, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Keywords: tools
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This facility is documented in the Emacs Manual.
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(eval-when-compile (require 'fortran))
+
+(defgroup change-log nil
+  "Change log maintenance"
+  :group 'tools
+  :link '(custom-manual "(emacs)Change Log")
+  :prefix "change-log-"
+  :prefix "add-log-")
+
+
+(defcustom change-log-default-name nil
+  "*Name of a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry]."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-current-defun-function nil
+  "\
+*If non-nil, function to guess name of current function from surrounding text.
+\\[add-change-log-entry] calls this function (if nil, `add-log-current-defun'
+instead) with no arguments.  It returns a string or nil if it cannot guess."
+  :type 'function
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom add-log-full-name nil
+  "*Full name of user, for inclusion in ChangeLog daily headers.
+This defaults to the value returned by the `user-full-name' function."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
+
 ;;;###autoload
-(defvar change-log-default-name nil
-  "*Name of a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry].")
+(defcustom add-log-mailing-address nil
+  "*Electronic mail address of user, for inclusion in ChangeLog daily headers.
+This defaults to the value of `user-mail-address'."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-time-format 'add-log-iso8601-time-string
+  "*Function that defines the time format.
+For example, `add-log-iso8601-time-string', which gives the
+date in international ISO 8601 format,
+and `current-time-string' are two valid values."
+  :type '(radio (const :tag "International ISO 8601 format"
+                      add-log-iso8601-time-string)
+               (const :tag "Old format, as returned by `current-time-string'"
+                      current-time-string)
+               (function :tag "Other"))
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-keep-changes-together nil
+  "*If non-nil, normally keep day's log entries for one file together.
+
+Log entries for a given file made with \\[add-change-log-entry] or
+\\[add-change-log-entry-other-window] will only be added to others \
+for that file made
+today if this variable is non-nil or that file comes first in today's
+entries.  Otherwise another entry for that file will be started.  An
+original log:
+
+       * foo (...): ...
+       * bar (...): change 1
+
+in the latter case, \\[add-change-log-entry-other-window] in a \
+buffer visiting `bar', yields:
+
+       * bar (...): -!-
+       * foo (...): ...
+       * bar (...): change 1
+
+and in the former:
+
+       * foo (...): ...
+       * bar (...): change 1
+       (...): -!-
+
+The NEW-ENTRY arg to `add-change-log-entry' can override the effect of
+this variable."
+  :version "20.3"
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defvar change-log-font-lock-keywords
+  '(;;
+    ;; Date lines, new and old styles.
+    ("^\\sw.........[0-9:+ ]*"
+     (0 font-lock-string-face)
+     ("\\([^<]+\\)<\\([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+@[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\\)>" nil nil
+      (1 font-lock-constant-face)
+      (2 font-lock-variable-name-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; File names.
+    ("^\t\\* \\([^ ,:([\n]+\\)"
+     (1 font-lock-function-name-face)
+     ("\\=, \\([^ ,:([\n]+\\)" nil nil (1 font-lock-function-name-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; Function or variable names.
+    ("(\\([^) ,:\n]+\\)"
+     (1 font-lock-keyword-face)
+     ("\\=, *\\([^) ,:\n]+\\)" nil nil (1 font-lock-keyword-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; Conditionals.
+    ("\\[!?\\([^]\n]+\\)\\]\\(:\\| (\\)" (1 font-lock-variable-name-face))
+    ;;
+    ;; Acknowledgements.
+    ("^\t\\(From\\|Patch\\(es\\)? by\\|Report\\(ed by\\| from\\)\\|Suggest\\(ed by\\|ion from\\)\\)"
+     1 font-lock-comment-face)
+    ("  \\(From\\|Patch\\(es\\)? by\\|Report\\(ed by\\| from\\)\\|Suggest\\(ed by\\|ion from\\)\\)"
+     1 font-lock-comment-face))
+  "Additional expressions to highlight in Change Log mode.")
+
+(defvar change-log-mode-map nil
+  "Keymap for Change Log major mode.")
+(if change-log-mode-map
+    nil
+  (setq change-log-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+
+(defvar change-log-time-zone-rule nil
+  "Time zone used for calculating change log time stamps.
+It takes the same format as the TZ argument of `set-time-zone-rule'.
+If nil, use local time.")
+
+(defvar add-log-debugging)
+
+(defun add-log-iso8601-time-zone (time)
+  (let* ((utc-offset (or (car (current-time-zone time)) 0))
+        (sign (if (< utc-offset 0) ?- ?+))
+        (sec (abs utc-offset))
+        (ss (% sec 60))
+        (min (/ sec 60))
+        (mm (% min 60))
+        (hh (/ min 60)))
+    (format (cond ((not (zerop ss)) "%c%02d:%02d:%02d")
+                 ((not (zerop mm)) "%c%02d:%02d")
+                 (t "%c%02d"))
+           sign hh mm ss)))
+
+(defun add-log-iso8601-time-string ()
+  (if change-log-time-zone-rule
+      (let ((tz (getenv "TZ"))
+           (now (current-time)))
+       (unwind-protect
+           (progn
+             (set-time-zone-rule
+              change-log-time-zone-rule)
+             (concat
+              (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d " now)
+              (add-log-iso8601-time-zone now)))
+         (set-time-zone-rule tz)))
+    (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")))
 
 (defun change-log-name ()
   (or change-log-default-name
-      (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "$CHANGE_LOG$.TXT" "ChangeLog")))
+      (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
+         "$CHANGE_LOG$.TXT"
+       "ChangeLog")))
 
+;;;###autoload
 (defun prompt-for-change-log-name ()
   "Prompt for a change log name."
-  (let ((default (change-log-name)))
-    (expand-file-name
-     (read-file-name (format "Log file (default %s): " default)
-                    nil default))))
+  (let* ((default (change-log-name))
+        (name (expand-file-name
+               (read-file-name (format "Log file (default %s): " default)
+                               nil default))))
+    ;; Handle something that is syntactically a directory name.
+    ;; Look for ChangeLog or whatever in that directory.
+    (if (string= (file-name-nondirectory name) "")
+       (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory default)
+                         name)
+      ;; Handle specifying a file that is a directory.
+      (if (file-directory-p name)
+         (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory default)
+                           (file-name-as-directory name))
+       name))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun find-change-log (&optional file-name)
+  "Find a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry] and return the name.
+
+Optional arg FILE-NAME specifies the file to use.
+If FILE-NAME is nil, use the value of `change-log-default-name'.
+If 'change-log-default-name' is nil, behave as though it were 'ChangeLog'
+\(or whatever we use on this operating system).
+
+If 'change-log-default-name' contains a leading directory component, then
+simply find it in the current directory.  Otherwise, search in the current
+directory and its successive parents for a file so named.
+
+Once a file is found, `change-log-default-name' is set locally in the
+current buffer to the complete file name."
+  ;; If user specified a file name or if this buffer knows which one to use,
+  ;; just use that.
+  (or file-name
+      (setq file-name (and change-log-default-name
+                          (file-name-directory change-log-default-name)
+                          change-log-default-name))
+      (progn
+       ;; Chase links in the source file
+       ;; and use the change log in the dir where it points.
+       (setq file-name (or (and buffer-file-name
+                                (file-name-directory
+                                 (file-chase-links buffer-file-name)))
+                           default-directory))
+       (if (file-directory-p file-name)
+           (setq file-name (expand-file-name (change-log-name) file-name)))
+       ;; Chase links before visiting the file.
+       ;; This makes it easier to use a single change log file
+       ;; for several related directories.
+       (setq file-name (file-chase-links file-name))
+       (setq file-name (expand-file-name file-name))
+       ;; Move up in the dir hierarchy till we find a change log file.
+       (let ((file1 file-name)
+             parent-dir)
+         (while (and (not (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1)))
+                     (progn (setq parent-dir
+                                  (file-name-directory
+                                   (directory-file-name
+                                    (file-name-directory file1))))
+                            ;; Give up if we are already at the root dir.
+                            (not (string= (file-name-directory file1)
+                                          parent-dir))))
+           ;; Move up to the parent dir and try again.
+           (setq file1 (expand-file-name
+                        (file-name-nondirectory (change-log-name))
+                        parent-dir)))
+         ;; If we found a change log in a parent, use that.
+         (if (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1))
+             (setq file-name file1)))))
+  ;; Make a local variable in this buffer so we needn't search again.
+  (set (make-local-variable 'change-log-default-name) file-name)
+  file-name)
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun add-change-log-entry (&optional whoami file-name other-window)
+(defun add-change-log-entry (&optional whoami file-name other-window new-entry)
   "Find change log file and add an entry for today.
-Optional arg (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user name and site.
-Second arg is file name of change log.  If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'.
-Third arg OTHER-WINDOW non-nil means visit in other window."
+Optional arg WHOAMI (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user
+name and site.
+
+Second arg is FILE-NAME of change log.  If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'.
+Third arg OTHER-WINDOW non-nil means visit in other window.
+Fourth arg NEW-ENTRY non-nil means always create a new entry at the front;
+never append to an existing entry.  Option `add-log-keep-changes-together'
+otherwise affects whether a new entry is created.
+
+Today's date is calculated according to `change-log-time-zone-rule' if
+non-nil, otherwise in local time."
   (interactive (list current-prefix-arg
                     (prompt-for-change-log-name)))
-  (let* ((full-name (if whoami
-                       (read-input "Full name: " (user-full-name))
-                     (user-full-name)))
+  (or add-log-full-name
+      (setq add-log-full-name (user-full-name)))
+  (or add-log-mailing-address
+      (setq add-log-mailing-address user-mail-address))
+  (if whoami
+      (progn
+       (setq add-log-full-name (read-input "Full name: " add-log-full-name))
         ;; Note that some sites have room and phone number fields in
         ;; full name which look silly when inserted.  Rather than do
         ;; anything about that here, let user give prefix argument so that
         ;; s/he can edit the full name field in prompter if s/he wants.
-        (login-name (if whoami
-                        (read-input "Login name: " (user-login-name))
-                      (user-login-name)))
-        (site-name (if whoami
-                       (read-input "Site name: " (system-name))
-                     (system-name)))
-        (defun (add-log-current-defun))
-        entry entry-position empty-entry)
-    (or file-name
-       (setq file-name (or change-log-default-name
-                           default-directory)))
-    (setq file-name (if (file-directory-p file-name)
-                       (expand-file-name (change-log-name) file-name)
-                     (expand-file-name file-name)))
-    ;; Chase links before visiting the file.
-    ;; This makes it easier to use a single change log file
-    ;; for several related directories.
-    (setq file-name (or (file-symlink-p file-name) file-name))
-    (set (make-local-variable 'change-log-default-name) file-name)
-    (if buffer-file-name
-       (setq entry (if (string-match
-                        (concat "^" (regexp-quote (file-name-directory
-                                                   file-name)))
-                        buffer-file-name)
-                       (substring buffer-file-name (match-end 0))
-                     (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name))))
-    ;; Never want to add a change log entry for the ChangeLog file itself.
-    (if (equal entry "ChangeLog")
-       (setq entry nil
-             defun nil))
+       (setq add-log-mailing-address
+             (read-input "Mailing address: " add-log-mailing-address))))
+  (let ((defun (funcall (or add-log-current-defun-function
+                           'add-log-current-defun)))
+       bound entry)
+
+    (setq file-name (expand-file-name (find-change-log file-name)))
+
+    ;; Set ENTRY to the file name to use in the new entry.
+    (and buffer-file-name
+        ;; Never want to add a change log entry for the ChangeLog file itself.
+        (not (string= buffer-file-name file-name))
+        (setq entry (if (string-match
+                         (concat "^" (regexp-quote (file-name-directory
+                                                    file-name)))
+                         buffer-file-name)
+                        (substring buffer-file-name (match-end 0))
+                      (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name))))
+
+    (let ((buffer (find-buffer-visiting file-name)))
+      (setq add-log-debugging (list (gap-position) (gap-size))))
     (if (and other-window (not (equal file-name buffer-file-name)))
        (find-file-other-window file-name)
       (find-file file-name))
+    (or (eq major-mode 'change-log-mode)
+       (change-log-mode))
     (undo-boundary)
     (goto-char (point-min))
-    (or (looking-at (concat (substring (current-time-string) 0 10)
-                                ".* " full-name "  (" login-name "@"))
-       (insert (current-time-string)
-               "  " full-name
-               "  (" login-name
-               "@" site-name ")\n\n"))
+    (let ((new-entry (concat (funcall add-log-time-format)
+                            "  " add-log-full-name
+                            "  <" add-log-mailing-address ">")))
+      (if (looking-at (regexp-quote new-entry))
+         (forward-line 1)
+       (insert new-entry "\n\n")))
+
+    (setq bound
+         (progn
+            (if (looking-at "\n*[^\n* \t]")
+                (skip-chars-forward "\n")
+             (if add-log-keep-changes-together
+                 (forward-page)        ; page delimits entries for date
+               (forward-paragraph)))   ; paragraph delimits entries for file
+           (point)))
     (goto-char (point-min))
-    (setq empty-entry
-         (and (search-forward "\n\t* \n" nil t)
-              (1- (point))))
-    (if (and entry
-            (not empty-entry))
-       ;; Look for today's entry for the same file.
-       ;; If there is an empty entry (just a `*'), take the hint and
-       ;; use it.  This is so that C-x a from the ChangeLog buffer
-       ;; itself can be used to force the next entry to be added at
-       ;; the beginning, even if there are today's entries for the
-       ;; same file (but perhaps different revisions).
-       (let ((entry-boundary (save-excursion
-                               (and (re-search-forward "\n[A-Z]" nil t)
-                                    (point)))))
-         (setq entry-position (save-excursion
-                                (and (re-search-forward
-                                      (concat
-                                       (regexp-quote (concat "* " entry))
-                                       ;; don't accept `foo.bar' when
-                                       ;; looking for `foo':
-                                       "[ \n\t,:]")
-                                      entry-boundary
-                                      t)
-                                     (1- (match-end 0)))))))
     ;; Now insert the new line for this entry.
-    (cond (entry-position
-          ;; Move to the existing entry for the same file.
-          (goto-char entry-position)
-          (re-search-forward "^\\s *$")
-          (beginning-of-line)
+    (cond ((re-search-forward "^\\s *\\*\\s *$" bound t)
+          ;; Put this file name into the existing empty entry.
+          (if entry
+              (insert entry)))
+         ((and (not new-entry)
+               (let (case-fold-search)
+                 (re-search-forward
+                  (concat (regexp-quote (concat "* " entry))
+                          ;; Don't accept `foo.bar' when
+                          ;; looking for `foo':
+                          "\\(\\s \\|[(),:]\\)")
+                  bound t)))
+          ;; Add to the existing entry for the same file.
+          (re-search-forward "^\\s *$\\|^\\s \\*")
+          (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+          ;; Delete excess empty lines; make just 2.
           (while (and (not (eobp)) (looking-at "^\\s *$"))
             (delete-region (point) (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (point))))
           (insert "\n\n")
           (forward-line -2)
           (indent-relative-maybe))
-         (empty-entry
-          ;; Put this file name into the existing empty entry.
-          (goto-char empty-entry)
-          (if entry
-              (insert entry)))
          (t
           ;; Make a new entry.
           (forward-line 1)
@@ -153,7 +374,7 @@ Third arg OTHER-WINDOW non-nil means visit in other window."
          (undo-boundary)
          (insert (if (save-excursion
                        (beginning-of-line 1)
-                       (looking-at "\\s *$")) 
+                       (looking-at "\\s *$"))
                      ""
                    " ")
                  "(" defun "): "))
@@ -163,23 +384,24 @@ Third arg OTHER-WINDOW non-nil means visit in other window."
                 (looking-at "\\s *\\(\\*\\s *\\)?$")))
          (insert ": ")))))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(define-key ctl-x-4-map "a" 'add-change-log-entry-other-window)
-
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun add-change-log-entry-other-window (&optional whoami file-name)
   "Find change log file in other window and add an entry for today.
-First arg (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user name and site.
-Second arg is file name of change log.
-Interactively, with a prefix argument, the file name is prompted for."
+Optional arg WHOAMI (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user
+name and site.
+Second optional arg FILE-NAME is file name of change log.
+If nil, use `change-log-default-name'.
+
+Affected by the same options as `add-change-log-entry'."
   (interactive (if current-prefix-arg
                   (list current-prefix-arg
                         (prompt-for-change-log-name))))
   (add-change-log-entry whoami file-name t))
+;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-4-map "a" 'add-change-log-entry-other-window)
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun change-log-mode ()
-  "Major mode for editting change logs; like Indented Text Mode.
+  "Major mode for editing change logs; like Indented Text Mode.
 Prevents numeric backups and sets `left-margin' to 8 and `fill-column' to 74.
 New log entries are usually made with \\[add-change-log-entry] or \\[add-change-log-entry-other-window].
 Each entry behaves as a paragraph, and the entries for one day as a page.
@@ -187,30 +409,71 @@ Runs `change-log-mode-hook'."
   (interactive)
   (kill-all-local-variables)
   (indented-text-mode)
-  (setq major-mode 'change-log-mode)
-  (setq mode-name "Change Log")
-  (setq left-margin 8)
-  (setq fill-column 74)
-  ;; Let each entry behave as one paragraph:
-  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start) "^\\s *$\\|^^L")
-  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-separate) "^\\s *$\\|^^L\\|^\\sw")
-  ;; Let all entries for one day behave as one page.
+  (setq major-mode 'change-log-mode
+       mode-name "Change Log"
+       left-margin 8
+       fill-column 74
+       indent-tabs-mode t
+       tab-width 8)
+  (use-local-map change-log-mode-map)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'fill-paragraph-function)
+       'change-log-fill-paragraph)
+  ;; We really do want "^" in paragraph-start below: it is only the
+  ;; lines that begin at column 0 (despite the left-margin of 8) that
+  ;; we are looking for.  Adding `* ' allows eliding the blank line
+  ;; between entries for different files.
+  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start) "\\s *$\\|\f\\|^\\<")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-separate) paragraph-start)
   ;; Match null string on the date-line so that the date-line
   ;; is grouped with what follows.
-  (set (make-local-variable 'page-delimiter) "^\\<\\|^\f")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'page-delimiter) "^\\<\\|^\f")
   (set (make-local-variable 'version-control) 'never)
   (set (make-local-variable 'adaptive-fill-regexp) "\\s *")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)
+       '(change-log-font-lock-keywords t))
   (run-hooks 'change-log-mode-hook))
 
-(defvar add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
-  "^\\([A-Z][A-Z_ ]*[A-Z_]\\|[a-z_---A-Z]+\\)[ \t]*[:=]"
-  "*Heuristic regexp used by `add-log-current-defun' for unknown major modes.")
+;; It might be nice to have a general feature to replace this.  The idea I
+;; have is a variable giving a regexp matching text which should not be
+;; moved from bol by filling.  change-log-mode would set this to "^\\s *\\s(".
+;; But I don't feel up to implementing that today.
+(defun change-log-fill-paragraph (&optional justify)
+  "Fill the paragraph, but preserve open parentheses at beginning of lines.
+Prefix arg means justify as well."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((end (progn (forward-paragraph) (point)))
+       (beg (progn (backward-paragraph) (point)))
+       (paragraph-start (concat paragraph-start "\\|\\s *\\s(")))
+    (fill-region beg end justify)
+    t))
+\f
+(defcustom add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
+  "^\\([A-Z][A-Z_ ]*[A-Z_]\\|[-_a-zA-Z]+\\)[ \t]*[:=]"
+  "*Heuristic regexp used by `add-log-current-defun' for unknown major modes."
+  :type 'regexp
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-lisp-like-modes
+    '(emacs-lisp-mode lisp-mode scheme-mode dsssl-mode lisp-interaction-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like Lisp to `add-log-current-defun'.")
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-c-like-modes
+    '(c-mode c++-mode c++-c-mode objc-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like C to `add-log-current-defun'.")
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-tex-like-modes
+    '(TeX-mode plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode plain-tex-mode latex-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like TeX to `add-log-current-defun'.")
 
+;;;###autoload
 (defun add-log-current-defun ()
   "Return name of function definition point is in, or nil.
 
-Understands Lisp, LaTeX (\"functions\" are chapters, sections, ...),
-Texinfo (@node titles), and C.
+Understands C, Lisp, LaTeX (\"functions\" are chapters, sections, ...),
+Texinfo (@node titles), Perl, and Fortran.
 
 Other modes are handled by a heuristic that looks in the 10K before
 point for uppercase headings starting in the first column or
@@ -218,136 +481,224 @@ identifiers followed by `:' or `=', see variable
 `add-log-current-defun-header-regexp'.
 
 Has a preference of looking backwards."
-  (save-excursion
-    (let ((location (point)))
-      (cond ((memq major-mode '(emacs-lisp-mode lisp-mode scheme-mode))
-            ;; If we are now precisely a the beginning of a defun,
-            ;; make sure beginning-of-defun finds that one
-            ;; rather than the previous one.
-            (or (eobp) (forward-char 1))
-            (beginning-of-defun)
-            ;; Make sure we are really inside the defun found, not after it.
-            (if (and (progn (end-of-defun)
-                            (< location (point)))
-                     (progn (forward-sexp -1)
-                            (>= location (point))))
-                (progn
-                  (forward-word 1)
-                  (skip-chars-forward " ")
+  (condition-case nil
+      (save-excursion
+       (let ((location (point)))
+         (cond ((memq major-mode add-log-lisp-like-modes)
+                ;; If we are now precisely at the beginning of a defun,
+                ;; make sure beginning-of-defun finds that one
+                ;; rather than the previous one.
+                (or (eobp) (forward-char 1))
+                (beginning-of-defun)
+                ;; Make sure we are really inside the defun found, not after it.
+                (when (and (looking-at "\\s(")
+                           (progn (end-of-defun)
+                                  (< location (point)))
+                           (progn (forward-sexp -1)
+                                  (>= location (point))))
+                  (if (looking-at "\\s(")
+                      (forward-char 1))
+                  ;; Skip the defining construct name, typically "defun"
+                  ;; or "defvar".
+                  (forward-sexp 1)
+                  ;; The second element is usually a symbol being defined.
+                  ;; If it is not, use the first symbol in it.
+                  (skip-chars-forward " \t\n'(")
                   (buffer-substring (point)
-                                    (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))))
-           ((and (memq major-mode '(c-mode 'c++-mode))
-                 (save-excursion (beginning-of-line)
-                                 ;; Use eq instead of = here to avoid
-                                 ;; error when at bob and char-after
-                                 ;; returns nil.
-                                 (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\)
-                                   (forward-line -1))
-                                 (looking-at "[ \t]*#[ \t]*define[ \t]")))
-            ;; Handle a C macro definition.
-            (beginning-of-line)
-            (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\) ;not =; note above
-              (forward-line -1))
-            (search-forward "define")
-            (skip-chars-forward " \t")
-            (buffer-substring (point)
-                              (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
-           ((memq major-mode '(c-mode 'c++-mode))
-            (beginning-of-line)
-            ;; See if we are in the beginning part of a function,
-            ;; before the open brace.  If so, advance forward.
-            (while (not (looking-at "{\\|\\(\\s *$\\)"))
-              (forward-line 1))
-            (or (eobp)
-                (forward-char 1))
-            (beginning-of-defun)
-            (if (progn (end-of-defun)
-                       (< location (point)))
-                (progn
-                  (backward-sexp 1)
-                  (let (beg tem)
-                  
-                    (forward-line -1)
-                    ;; Skip back over typedefs of arglist.
-                    (while (and (not (bobp))
-                                (looking-at "[ \t\n]"))
-                      (forward-line -1))
-                    ;; See if this is using the DEFUN macro used in Emacs,
-                    ;; or the DEFUN macro used by the C library.
-                    (if (condition-case nil
-                            (and (save-excursion
-                                   (forward-line 1)
-                                   (backward-sexp 1)
-                                   (beginning-of-line)
-                                   (setq tem (point))
-                                   (looking-at "DEFUN\\b"))
-                                 (>= location tem))
-                          (error nil))
-                        (progn
-                          (goto-char tem)
-                          (down-list 1)
-                          (if (= (char-after (point)) ?\")
-                              (progn
-                                (forward-sexp 1)
-                                (skip-chars-forward " ,")))
-                          (buffer-substring (point)
-                                            (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
-                      ;; Ordinary C function syntax.
-                      (setq beg (point))
-                      (if (condition-case nil
-                              ;; Protect against "Unbalanced parens" error.
-                              (progn
-                                (down-list 1) ; into arglist
-                                (backward-up-list 1)
-                                (skip-chars-backward " \t")
-                                t)
-                            (error nil))
-                          ;; Verify initial pos was after
-                          ;; real start of function.
-                          (if (and (save-excursion
-                                     (goto-char beg)
-                                     ;; For this purpose, include the line
-                                     ;; that has the decl keywords.  This
-                                     ;; may also include some of the
-                                     ;; comments before the function.
-                                     (while (and (not (bobp))
-                                                 (save-excursion
-                                                   (forward-line -1)
-                                                   (looking-at "[^\n\f]")))
-                                       (forward-line -1))
-                                     (>= location (point)))
-                                   ;; Consistency check: going down and up
-                                   ;; shouldn't take us back before BEG.
-                                   (> (point) beg))
+                                    (progn (forward-sexp 1)
+                                           (point)))))
+               ((and (memq major-mode add-log-c-like-modes)
+                     (save-excursion
+                       (beginning-of-line)
+                       ;; Use eq instead of = here to avoid
+                       ;; error when at bob and char-after
+                       ;; returns nil.
+                       (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\)
+                         (forward-line -1))
+                       (looking-at "[ \t]*#[ \t]*define[ \t]")))
+                ;; Handle a C macro definition.
+                (beginning-of-line)
+                (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\) ;not =; note above
+                  (forward-line -1))
+                (search-forward "define")
+                (skip-chars-forward " \t")
+                (buffer-substring (point)
+                                  (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
+               ((memq major-mode add-log-c-like-modes)
+                (beginning-of-line)
+                ;; See if we are in the beginning part of a function,
+                ;; before the open brace.  If so, advance forward.
+                (while (not (looking-at "{\\|\\(\\s *$\\)"))
+                  (forward-line 1))
+                (or (eobp)
+                    (forward-char 1))
+                (beginning-of-defun)
+                (if (progn (end-of-defun)
+                           (< location (point)))
+                    (progn
+                      (backward-sexp 1)
+                      (let (beg tem)
+
+                        (forward-line -1)
+                        ;; Skip back over typedefs of arglist.
+                        (while (and (not (bobp))
+                                    (looking-at "[ \t\n]"))
+                          (forward-line -1))
+                        ;; See if this is using the DEFUN macro used in Emacs,
+                        ;; or the DEFUN macro used by the C library.
+                        (if (condition-case nil
+                                (and (save-excursion
+                                       (end-of-line)
+                                       (while (= (preceding-char) ?\\)
+                                         (end-of-line 2))
+                                       (backward-sexp 1)
+                                       (beginning-of-line)
+                                       (setq tem (point))
+                                       (looking-at "DEFUN\\b"))
+                                     (>= location tem))
+                              (error nil))
+                            (progn
+                              (goto-char tem)
+                              (down-list 1)
+                              (if (= (char-after (point)) ?\")
+                                  (progn
+                                    (forward-sexp 1)
+                                    (skip-chars-forward " ,")))
                               (buffer-substring (point)
-                                                (progn (backward-sexp 1)
-                                                       (point))))))))))
-           ((memq major-mode
-                  '(TeX-mode plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode;; tex-mode.el
-                             plain-tex-mode latex-mode;; cmutex.el
-                             ))
-            (if (re-search-backward
-                 "\\\\\\(sub\\)*\\(section\\|paragraph\\|chapter\\)" nil t)
-                (progn
-                  (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
-                  (buffer-substring (1+ (point));; without initial backslash
-                                    (progn
-                                      (end-of-line)
-                                      (point))))))
-           ((eq major-mode 'texinfo-mode)
-            (if (re-search-backward "^@node[ \t]+\\([^,]+\\)," nil t)
-                (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
-                                  (match-end 1))))
-           (t
-            ;; If all else fails, try heuristics
-            (let (case-fold-search)
-              (end-of-line)
-              (if (re-search-backward add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
-                                      (- (point) 10000)
-                                      t)
-                  (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
-                                    (match-end 1)))))))))
+                                                (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
+                           (if (looking-at "^[+-]")
+                               (change-log-get-method-definition)
+                             ;; Ordinary C function syntax.
+                             (setq beg (point))
+                             (if (and (condition-case nil
+                                         ;; Protect against "Unbalanced parens" error.
+                                         (progn
+                                           (down-list 1) ; into arglist
+                                           (backward-up-list 1)
+                                           (skip-chars-backward " \t")
+                                           t)
+                                       (error nil))
+                                     ;; Verify initial pos was after
+                                     ;; real start of function.
+                                     (save-excursion
+                                       (goto-char beg)
+                                       ;; For this purpose, include the line
+                                       ;; that has the decl keywords.  This
+                                       ;; may also include some of the
+                                       ;; comments before the function.
+                                       (while (and (not (bobp))
+                                                   (save-excursion
+                                                     (forward-line -1)
+                                                     (looking-at "[^\n\f]")))
+                                         (forward-line -1))
+                                       (>= location (point)))
+                                          ;; Consistency check: going down and up
+                                          ;; shouldn't take us back before BEG.
+                                          (> (point) beg))
+                                (let (end middle)
+                                  ;; Don't include any final newline
+                                  ;; in the name we use.
+                                  (if (= (preceding-char) ?\n)
+                                      (forward-char -1))
+                                  (setq end (point))
+                                  (backward-sexp 1)
+                                  ;; Now find the right beginning of the name.
+                                  ;; Include certain keywords if they
+                                  ;; precede the name.
+                                  (setq middle (point))
+                                  (forward-word -1)
+                                  ;; Ignore these subparts of a class decl
+                                  ;; and move back to the class name itself.
+                                  (while (looking-at "public \\|private ")
+                                    (skip-chars-backward " \t:")
+                                    (setq end (point))
+                                    (backward-sexp 1)
+                                    (setq middle (point))
+                                    (forward-word -1))
+                                  (and (bolp)
+                                       (looking-at "struct \\|union \\|class ")
+                                       (setq middle (point)))
+                                  (buffer-substring middle end)))))))))
+               ((memq major-mode add-log-tex-like-modes)
+                (if (re-search-backward
+                     "\\\\\\(sub\\)*\\(section\\|paragraph\\|chapter\\)" nil t)
+                    (progn
+                      (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+                      (buffer-substring (1+ (point));; without initial backslash
+                                        (progn
+                                          (end-of-line)
+                                          (point))))))
+               ((eq major-mode 'texinfo-mode)
+                (if (re-search-backward "^@node[ \t]+\\([^,\n]+\\)" nil t)
+                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+                                      (match-end 1))))
+               ((eq major-mode 'perl-mode)
+                (if (re-search-backward "^sub[ \t]+\\([^ \t\n]+\\)" nil t)
+                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+                                      (match-end 1))))
+                ((or (eq major-mode 'fortran-mode)
+                    ;; Needs work for f90, but better than nothing.
+                    (eq major-mode 'f90-mode))
+                 ;; must be inside function body for this to work
+                 (beginning-of-fortran-subprogram)
+                 (let ((case-fold-search t)) ; case-insensitive
+                   ;; search for fortran subprogram start
+                   (if (re-search-forward
+                        "^[ \t]*\\(program\\|subroutine\\|function\
+\\|[ \ta-z0-9*()]*[ \t]+function\\|\\(block[ \t]*data\\)\\)"
+                        (save-excursion (end-of-fortran-subprogram)
+                                        (point))
+                        t)
+                       (or (match-string 2)
+                           (progn
+                             ;; move to EOL or before first left paren
+                             (if (re-search-forward "[(\n]" nil t)
+                                (progn (backward-char)
+                                        (skip-chars-backward " \t"))
+                               (end-of-line))
+                             ;; Use the name preceding that.
+                             (buffer-substring (point)
+                                              (progn (backward-sexp)
+                                                     (point)))))
+                    "main")))
+               (t
+                ;; If all else fails, try heuristics
+                (let (case-fold-search)
+                  (end-of-line)
+                  (if (re-search-backward add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
+                                          (- (point) 10000)
+                                          t)
+                      (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+                                        (match-end 1))))))))
+    (error nil)))
+
+(defvar change-log-get-method-definition-md)
+
+;; Subroutine used within change-log-get-method-definition.
+;; Add the last match in the buffer to the end of `md',
+;; followed by the string END; move to the end of that match.
+(defun change-log-get-method-definition-1 (end)
+  (setq change-log-get-method-definition-md
+       (concat change-log-get-method-definition-md
+               (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))
+               end))
+  (goto-char (match-end 0)))
 
+;; For objective C, return the method name if we are in a method.
+(defun change-log-get-method-definition ()
+  (let ((change-log-get-method-definition-md "["))
+    (save-excursion
+      (if (re-search-backward "^@implementation\\s-*\\([A-Za-z_]*\\)" nil t)
+         (change-log-get-method-definition-1 " ")))
+    (save-excursion
+      (cond
+       ((re-search-forward "^\\([-+]\\)[ \t\n\f\r]*\\(([^)]*)\\)?\\s-*" nil t)
+       (change-log-get-method-definition-1 "")
+       (while (not (looking-at "[{;]"))
+         (looking-at
+          "\\([A-Za-z_]*:?\\)\\s-*\\(([^)]*)\\)?[A-Za-z_]*[ \t\n\f\r]*")
+         (change-log-get-method-definition-1 ""))
+       (concat change-log-get-method-definition-md "]"))))))
 
 
 (provide 'add-log)