GNU bug report logs - #37053
26.2; window.el does not (provide 'window)

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Message #14 received at 37053 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Immanuel Litzroth <immanuel.litzroth <at> gmail.com>, 37053 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37053: 26.2; window.el does not (provide 'window)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:03:46 +0200

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Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com> writes:

> >> (use-package window
> >>   :custom (split-height-threshold nil "Minimum height for splitting windows sensibly."))
> >
> > For builtin variables like this, you can just do
> >
> > (use-package emacs
> >    :custom (split-height-threshold nil "Minimum height for splitting windows sensibly."))
>
> Oh, (use-package "window" ...) should work as well.  See also
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/25026 for a similar report about isearch.el.

Since the third party package use-package by John Wiegley is gaining
popularity in the Emacs community, perhaps we should make life a bit
easier for these users.  The attached patch is simple enough.  Does
anyone disagree with making such a change?

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

[0001-lisp-window.el-Add-provide-statement.-Bug-37053.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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