Try fixing autorevert

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@@ -3009,6 +3009,21 @@
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
      (require 'word-count)
    #+end_src
+** try fixing autorevert
+   This patches the inotify watch to follow symlinks.  It is
+   particulary useful for my setup where stuff is in symlinked
+   directories (e.g. to tmpfs or to cloud providers)
+   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+     (defun file-notify--add-watch-inotify (_file dir flags)
+  "Add a watch for FILE in DIR with FLAGS, using inotify."
+  (inotify-add-watch dir
+                     (append
+                      (and (memq 'change flags)
+                           '(create delete delete-self modify move-self move))
+                      (and (memq 'attribute-change flags)
+                           '(attrib)))
+                     #'file-notify--callback-inotify))
+   #+end_src
 ** COMMENT gist
    Use [[https://github.com/defunkt/gist.el][gist.el]]
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp