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25.1; Incorrect statement in (elisp) `Hooks'

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 25581 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#25581: 25.1; Incorrect statement in (elisp) `Hooks'
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:50:24 -0400

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  >   Some vars are _intended_ to
  > have a value that can be a single function or a list of
  > functions.  Some of the latter kind of variables are
  > hooks.  (Maybe _all_ of the latter can be treated as
  > hooks; maybe not.)

We could conceivably start a long, slow process of giving them
new names, and converting them into enitrely regular normal hooks.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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