GNU bug report logs - #4102
23.1.50; recentf-mode nil but toggles

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Xah Lee" <xah <at> xahlee.org>

Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:15:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Xah Lee <xah <at> xahlee.org>
Cc: 4102 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#4102: 23.1.50; recentf-mode nil but toggles
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:40:34 -0400

> in my elisp code, i have:
> (recentf-mode nil)
> this should turn it off, but actually it toggles.

That's indeed the standard behavior for all minor modes.  Use integers
to avoid such surprises.

> With prefix argument arg, turn on if positive, otherwise off.

It's not clear whether nil is positive or negative.


        Stefan
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