Subject: Re: bug#5153: 23.1.50; define-global-minor-mode and a new fundamental buffer

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:53:55 -0500

> It seems that the global minor mode defined by
> define-global-minor-mode doesn't work in a newly created
> buffer of fundamental mode.

> Isn't this a bug?

I think it's not, tho it's obviously a misfeature.  I think the best
answer is to say that a buffer that is intended to be displayed to the
user should call a major-mode function.  If there's no specific
major-mode for it, it should call fundamental-mode.

        Stefan