GNU bug report logs - #21563
24.5; discourage load-hook variables

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Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:01:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Roland Winkler <winkler <at> gnu.org>, 21563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21563: 24.5; discourage load-hook variables
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:06:31 -0500

Stefan Kangas wrote:

> This suggests that all such variables should be considered obsolete,
> since eval-after-load is cleaner.  I think I agree, but I have only
> ever used eval-after-load so I might be missing something.
>
> I would suggest to declare the above variables obsolete and point
> users to eval-after-load instead.

I did this years ago for a few modes; eg dd210a6, 041e909, but never got
round to doing the rest. As I said in https://debbugs.gnu.org/24491#8, I
see no need to keep any *-load-hooks.
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