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28.0.50; Emacs manual about file variables doesn't mention that major modes shouldn't end in "-mode"

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>
Subject: bug#50801: 28.0.50; Emacs manual about file variables doesn't mention that major modes shouldn't end in "-mode"
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 09:09:17 +0200

On Sep 25 2021, Stefan Kangas wrote:

> diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
> index d12033f841..d5f18fff35 100644
> --- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
> +++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
> @@ -1084,8 +1084,9 @@ Specifying File Variables
>  @noindent
>  You can specify any number of variable/value pairs in this way, each
>  pair with a colon and semicolon.  The special variable/value pair
> -@code{mode: @var{modename};}, if present, specifies a major mode.  The
> -@var{value}s are used literally, and not evaluated.
> +@code{mode: @var{modename};}, if present, specifies a major mode
> +(excluding the ``-mode'' part).  The @var{value}s are used literally,

without the ``-mode'' suffix

Andreas.

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