GNU bug report logs - #41727
26.3; Doc of `define-minor-mode' and minor-mode commands

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 20:40:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.3

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 41727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 41727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#41727: 26.3; Doc of `define-minor-mode' and minor-mode
 commands
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2020 17:31:50 +0300

> From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
> Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>,  41727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:08:07 +0200
> 
> AFAIU Drew wants to mention that even in the noninteractive case
> `prefix-numeric-value' is called on the ARG before testing it.

If that's the essence of the bug report (and I indeed didn't realize
that), then I don't think it's a good idea to document this quirk.  It
looks like an implementation detail to me, if not an outright bug that
should be fixed.
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