GNU bug report logs - #10907
24.0.94; Updating display of Customize buffer

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 10907 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Subject: bug#10907: 24.0.94; Updating display of Customize buffer
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:45:32 -0500

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> but being able to have a dynamic set of `choice's would be helpful.

When might you want to use such a thing, as opposed to having :type a
static list that encompasses all possible valid settings?

I can only see it being harmful. Eg if you want to compute the :type
based on whether some external utility is installed on the system, you
could end up with saved settings in ~/.emacs that suddenly become
invalid (wrong type) if said utility gets removed from the system.

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