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24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#15847: closed (Re: bug#15847: 24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak
 docstring)
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:42:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#15847: 24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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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.

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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)

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