GNU bug report logs - #19232
25.0.50; ring.el: why not autoload `ring-member' etc.?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:20:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 25.0.50

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

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; ring.el: why not autoload `ring-member' etc.?
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:18:30 -0800 (PST)

Subject line says it all.  Why make users `require' ring.el for such
functions, or autoload them themselves?  Do what you do now for `ringp'
and `make-ring' for other functions as well, such as `ring-insert',
`ring-member', and `ring-next'.  This is a utility library.

In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-10-20 on LEG570
Bzr revision: 118168 rgm <at> gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --enable-checking=yes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'
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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 19232 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19232: 25.0.50; ring.el: why not autoload `ring-member' etc.?
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:59:39 -0500

tags 19232 notabug
thanks

> Subject line says it all.  Why make users `require' ring.el for such
> functions, or autoload them themselves?  Do what you do now for `ringp'
> and `make-ring' for other functions as well, such as `ring-insert',
> `ring-member', and `ring-next'.  This is a utility library.

I think the error is to autoload ring-p and make-ring.  Of course it's
a bit late to fix it, but that's no reason to add many more autoloads.
Just (require 'ring) like everyone else if you use functions from that
library.


        Stefan
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:00:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 19232 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:03:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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