GNU bug report logs - #15847
24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 04:18:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:46:12 +0530

Context:

perl-mode wasn't activated with just the first line below (on my perl
file).  It took sometime to figure out that `interpreter-mode-alist' is
taking precedence.

    ;; Use cperl-mode by default
    (setcdr (rassq 'perl-mode auto-mode-alist) 'cperl-mode)
    (setcdr (rassq 'perl-mode interpreter-mode-alist) 'cperl-mode)

Request:

C-h v auto-mode-alist says this

    See also `interpreter-mode-alist', which detects executable script
    ^^^^^^^^
    modes based on the interpreters they specify to run, and
    `magic-mode-alist', which determines modes based on file contents.

Instead, of "See also", it should specifically say that
`interpreter-mode-alist' takes precedence.

(Btw, seeing other variales don't help either.  Please update docstrings
for `interpreter-mode-alist' and `magic-mode-alist' with their relative
precedence.)

NB: The info entry for `auto-mode-alist' seems to talk about the order.



In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
 of 2013-11-09 on debian-6.05
Bzr revision: 115051 jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se-20131109111953-cysfi19meuidy96q
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 (squeeze)
Reply sent to Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>:
You have taken responsibility. (Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:42:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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bug acknowledged by developer. (Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:42:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: 15847-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15847: 24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:10:42 +0530

OP here.  Closing it.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:24:18 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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