GNU bug report logs - #6337
24.0.50; doc of define-minor-mode incomplete wrt mode hooks

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:04:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 6337 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 6337 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6337: 24.0.50;
	doc of define-minor-mode incomplete wrt mode hooks
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:56:30 -0400

> The doc (doc string and Elisp manual) speaks about the MODE-hook, where
> MODE is the name of the minor mode.  But it does not mention that there
> is also a `MODE-on-hook' and a `MODE-off-hook'.  That is, if you define
> those hook variables they to will be processed by the mode command.

They're only supported for historical reasons.  We could/should probably
get rid of them.


        Stefan
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