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

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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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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: 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
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