+(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 non-nil.
+Otherwise, search in the current directory and its successive parents
+for a file named `ChangeLog' (or whatever we use on this operating system).
+
+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 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 new-entry)