GNU bug report logs - #41145
27.0.91; small issues with `display-fill-column-indicator' Customization group

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:31:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.91

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 41145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 41145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com,
 Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#41145: 27.0.91; small issues with
 `display-fill-column-indicator' Customization group
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:36:12 -0400

>> I did some debugging and found that the difference is that there are no
>> custom options or faces defined in display-fill-column-indicator.el:
>> fill-column-indicator is in faces.el and
>> display-fill-column-indicator, display-fill-column-indicator-character
>> and display-fill-column-indicator-column are in xdisp.c

Which begs the question: why define the group there?

>> Or if eventually a defface or a defcustom makes its way into
>> display-fill-column-indicator.el, of course.

Actually, there is a defcustom there (in the expansion of
`define-globalized-minor-mode`).

>> Note that adding the above form will result in adding cus-edit to the
>> custom-loads property of the groups defined in cus-edit (like editing,
>> convenience, etc.).  I don't know if that is harmless.
>
> Stefan, any suggestions regarding which solution route is preferable?

I'd get rid of the file and move its content to one of the
preloaded files (simple.el?  faces.el?  fill.el? ...)


        Stefan
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