'(("^\\(\\([a-zA-Z]:\\)?[^:( \t\n]+\\)[:( \t]+\\([0-9]+\\)[:) \t]" 1 3)))
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Autosave hack
+;;--------------------
+
+;; Avoid creating auto-save file names containing invalid characters
+;; (primarily "*", eg. for the *mail* buffer).
+;; Avoid "doc lost for function" warning
+(defun original-make-auto-save-file-name (&optional junk)
+ "You do not want to call this."
+ )
+(fset 'original-make-auto-save-file-name
+ (symbol-function 'make-auto-save-file-name))
+
+(defun make-auto-save-file-name ()
+ "Return file name to use for auto-saves of current buffer.
+Does not consider `auto-save-visited-file-name' as that variable is checked
+before calling this function. You can redefine this for customization.
+See also `auto-save-file-name-p'."
+ (let ((name (original-make-auto-save-file-name))
+ (start 0))
+ ;; destructively replace occurrences of * or ? with $
+ (while (string-match "[?*]" name start)
+ (aset name (match-beginning 0) ?$)
+ (setq start (1+ (match-end 0))))
+ name))
+
+;;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Quoting process args
;;--------------------