GNU bug report logs - #11104
24.0.94; (void-function make-local-hook): Update NEWS maybe?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:20:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 7236

Found in versions 24.0.50, 24.0.94

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>, Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>, Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>, 11104 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11104: 24.0.94; (void-function make-local-hook): Update NEWS maybe?
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:50:33 -0400

> Yes.  The `gnus-make-local-hook' uses the 'ignore function for its
> backward-compatibility function.  The Sphinx said we should use
> 'identity for the defalias.  So I'm a bit loss.  But that's okay,
> I can live with it.

To be backward compatible, a redefinition of make-local-hook should use
`identity' so as to return the same value as the old definition did.
For gnus-make-local-hook that's not necessary because Gnus's code
doesn't use the return value of make-local-hook.


        Stefan
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