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

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 41727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41727: 26.3; Doc of `define-minor-mode' and minor-mode
 commands
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:45:21 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> 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.

I'm undecided.  It means at least that passing an unevaluated prefix arg
to the function "works", which may matter in some cases.

Michael.
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