From unknown Sun Aug 17 22:11:31 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#43713 <43713@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#43713 <43713@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 26.3; doc of `define-generic-mode' Reply-To: bug#43713 <43713@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:11:31 +0000 retitle 43713 26.3; doc of `define-generic-mode' reassign 43713 emacs submitter 43713 Drew Adams severity 43713 minor tag 43713 fixed thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 29 15:55:12 2020 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Sep 2020 19:55:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57261 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNLiR-00051j-OT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:55:12 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:55430) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNLiP-00051b-Vp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; 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envelope-from=drew.adams@oracle.com; helo=userp2120.oracle.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/09/29 15:55:04 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.1-3.10 [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -56 X-Spam_score: -5.7 X-Spam_bar: ----- X-Spam_report: (-5.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.687, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.614, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) The doc string says nothing at all about what a generic mode is. (elisp) `Generic Modes' says only this: "Generic modes" are simple major modes with basic support for comment syntax and Font Lock mode. Is that all users need to know about a generic mode? Can we at least say something like that in the doc string? In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2019-08-29 Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.18362 Configured using: `configure --without-dbus --host=3Dx86_64-w64-mingw32 --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=3D-O2 -static -g3'' From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 29 21:52:47 2020 Received: (at 43713) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Sep 2020 01:52:47 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57634 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIU-0007jh-VK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:52:47 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:39712) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIT-0007jS-99 for 43713@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:52:45 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=vP2vBGoln5V388EGs7nN83G7tY3rXdbtnJsLzuO7fvQ=; b=kYCZGJmuQPLKTWxiuYA2bgYzc4 Bnw+6g2fB55DlD66znga/yvCJwp/AZuCy5vg2JlVV5Py1RHuFnM/BYrwfb+sf/kjIbocPAWnFhhx4 /xCEGsc5g6RWxOvwN1v2MrjMNvveCHYtIFcCjgsh5H5FQpyG6FtfdMiIVFecQZP67qCc=; Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIH-000555-F7; Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:52:39 +0200 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen To: Drew Adams Subject: Re: bug#43713: 26.3; doc of `define-generic-mode' References: X-Now-Playing: Joanna Newsom's _Divers_: "Sapokanikan" Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:52:32 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:55:00 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <875z7w9gkf.fsf@gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. 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Content preview: Drew Adams writes: > The doc string says nothing at all about what a generic mode is. > > (elisp) `Generic Modes' says only this: > > "Generic modes" are simple major modes with basic support for comment > syntax and Fo [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 43713 Cc: 43713@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Drew Adams writes: > The doc string says nothing at all about what a generic mode is. > > (elisp) `Generic Modes' says only this: > > "Generic modes" are simple major modes with basic support for comment > syntax and Font Lock mode. > > Is that all users need to know about a generic mode? > > Can we at least say something like that in the doc string? I've now done so in Emacs 28. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 29 21:52:53 2020 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Sep 2020 01:52:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57637 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIb-0007k0-7z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:52:53 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:39726) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIZ-0007jg-Dm for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:52:51 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Subject:From:To:Message-Id:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=/7SeyZGXbWtXiqy79j3n9Y6YSYMkFA0ShZssDISVFEc=; b=YCB0T/fvogD0p48kM4Liabl5xw Lar2dvXpJ9p2HV9J5UCxxGufLfWMO4pZmtFrcorh2usajBTNA8raZ4WvgXJuR55Fwg6W9JArKYnWw Yu0ipPw18UUslDOY+3mHT6JDyCa+aG5qQ9CiiWKMoIZcIVudRyUS5LEdQg6UJwAPaSMw=; Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kNRIR-00055C-Mr for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:52:45 +0200 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:52:42 +0200 Message-Id: <874kng9gk5.fsf@gnus.org> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #43713 X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. 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