Address two problems in Fset_window_configuration (Bug#8789) and (Bug#12208).

* window.c (Fset_window_configuration): Record any window's old
buffer if it's replaced (see Bug#8789).  If the new current
buffer doesn't appear in the selected window, go to its old
point (Bug#12208).

src/ChangeLog

+2012-08-27  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
+
+	* window.c (Fset_window_configuration): Record any window's old
+	buffer if it's replaced (see Bug#8789).  If the new current
+	buffer doesn't appear in the selected window, go to its old
+	point (Bug#12208).
+
 2012-08-27  Dmitry Antipov  <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
 
 	Special MEM_TYPE_SPARE to denote reserved memory.

src/window.c

@@ -1969,6 +1969,9 @@ unshow_buffer (register struct window *w)
      is actually stored in that buffer, and the window's pointm isn't used.
      So don't clobber point in that buffer.  */
   if (! EQ (buf, XWINDOW (selected_window)->buffer)
+      /* Don't clobber point in current buffer either (this could be
+	 useful in connection with bug#12208).
+      && XBUFFER (buf) != current_buffer  */
       /* This line helps to fix Horsley's testbug.el bug.  */
       && !(WINDOWP (BVAR (b, last_selected_window))
 	   && w != XWINDOW (BVAR (b, last_selected_window))
@@ -3135,7 +3138,7 @@ run_window_configuration_change_hook (struct frame *f)
 DEFUN ("run-window-configuration-change-hook", Frun_window_configuration_change_hook,
        Srun_window_configuration_change_hook, 1, 1, 0,
        doc: /* Run `window-configuration-change-hook' for FRAME.  */)
-     (Lisp_Object frame)
+  (Lisp_Object frame)
 {
   CHECK_LIVE_FRAME (frame);
   run_window_configuration_change_hook (XFRAME (frame));
@@ -5613,6 +5616,24 @@ the return value is nil.  Otherwise the value is t.  */)
       int previous_frame_menu_bar_lines = FRAME_MENU_BAR_LINES (f);
       int previous_frame_tool_bar_lines = FRAME_TOOL_BAR_LINES (f);
 
+      /* Don't do this within the main loop below: This may call Lisp
+	 code and is thus potentially unsafe while input is blocked.  */
+      for (k = 0; k < saved_windows->header.size; k++)
+	{
+	  p = SAVED_WINDOW_N (saved_windows, k);
+	  window = p->window;
+	  w = XWINDOW (window);
+
+	  if (!NILP (p->buffer)
+	      && ((!EQ (w->buffer, p->buffer)
+		   && !NILP (BVAR (XBUFFER (p->buffer), name)))
+		  || NILP (w->buffer)
+		  || NILP (BVAR (XBUFFER (w->buffer), name))))
+	    /* Record old buffer of window when its buffer is going to
+	       change.  */
+	    call1 (Qrecord_window_buffer, window);
+	}
+
       /* The mouse highlighting code could get screwed up
 	 if it runs during this.  */
       BLOCK_INPUT;
@@ -5900,7 +5921,13 @@ the return value is nil.  Otherwise the value is t.  */)
     }
 
   if (!NILP (new_current_buffer))
-    Fset_buffer (new_current_buffer);
+    {
+      Fset_buffer (new_current_buffer);
+      /* If the new current buffer doesn't appear in the selected
+	 window, go to its old point (see bug#12208).  */
+      if (!EQ (XWINDOW (data->current_window)->buffer, new_current_buffer))
+	Fgoto_char (make_number (old_point));
+    }
 
   Vminibuf_scroll_window = data->minibuf_scroll_window;
   minibuf_selected_window = data->minibuf_selected_window;