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24.1.50; `define-minor-mode' should set `custom-mode-group' according to :group

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 11301 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#11301: 24.1.50; `define-minor-mode' should set `custom-mode-group' according to :group
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:13:21 -0400

Lars Ingebrigtsen [2021-06-04 10:45:42] wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> The "extra args for decustom" are only used when define-minor-mode uses
>> a defcustom, i.e. only for global minor modes.
> Yes.  But why?  :-)

Because we haven't been able to provide Custom support for buffer-local
variables in the many years since `defcustom` was introduced.  ;-)


        Stefan

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