bug#68943: 29.2; ERC 5.6 on GNU ELPA: customize-group doesn't complete new groups

bug#68943: 29.2; ERC 5.6 on GNU ELPA: customize-group doesn't complete new groups

[J.P.]

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Tags: patch

This bug doesn't affect "bundled" versions of ERC.

On Emacs 29:

0. HOME=$(mktemp -d) ./src/emacs --no-site-file
1. (require 'package)
2. (push '("devel" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/") package-archives)
3. C-u M-x package-install RET erc RET
4. Quit and launch Emacs as in 0
5. M-x customize-group RET erc-nicks RET

You're dinged with a "[no match]" (from `completion--do-completion').

(Note that steps 1 and 2 exist because ERC 5.6 hasn't yet been released,
and we can't simulate this with Emacs 28 and erc-sasl due to bug#68660.)

I guess `custom-make-dependencies' or similar doesn't run when
installing packages? In any case, the attached patch seems to solve the
issue, but I'm unsure if it interferes with other Custom-related
interests. Hoping Mauro (Cc'd) may have some insights.

Thanks.


In GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
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Repository revision: 10faaa3c91045390755791c21349cd562546fdea
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12014000
System Description: Fedora Linux 37 (Workstation Edition)

Configured using:
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Configured features:
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Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
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Load-path shadows:
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From 06ad5f9c25d55a3296da0c3daa5634d61451e71c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "F. Jason Park" <jp@neverwas.me>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2024 17:17:48 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] [5.6] Autoload custom-loads for new Custom groups in erc.el

* lisp/erc/erc.el: Add `custom-loads' library features for group
symbols `erc-spelling' and `erc-imenu' that aren't defined in all
supported Emacs versions.  Also add groups `erc-sasl' and `erc-nicks'
for new libraries recently added to ERC.  Note that this is unrelated
to prefixes generated for the help system.
---
 lisp/erc/erc.el | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc.el b/lisp/erc/erc.el
index 08dfa4b8f1b..4336aafa987 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc.el
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ erc-scripts
   "Running scripts at startup and with /LOAD."
   :group 'erc)
 
+;; Add `custom-loads' features for group symbols missing from a
+;; supported Emacs version, possibly because they belong to a new ERC
+;; library.  These groups all share their library's feature name.
+;;;###autoload(dolist (symbol '( erc-sasl erc-spelling ; 29
+;;;###autoload                   erc-imenu erc-nicks)) ; 30
+;;;###autoload  (custom-add-load symbol symbol))
+
 (defvar erc-message-parsed) ; only known to this file
 
 (defvar erc--msg-props nil
-- 
2.42.0

bug#68943: 29.2; ERC 5.6 on GNU ELPA: customize-group doesn't complete new groups

[J.P.]

"J.P." <jp@neverwas.me> writes:

> I guess `custom-make-dependencies' or similar doesn't run when
> installing packages? In any case, the attached patch seems to solve the
> issue, but I'm unsure if it interferes with other Custom-related
> interests. Hoping Mauro (Cc'd) may have some insights.

I've installed this anyway as

  1a36d52413c * Autoload custom-loads for new Custom groups in erc.el

Thanks and closing.