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From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
To: Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>
Cc: 8158@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8158: Definition of auto-mode-alist
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 23:18:09 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=7u0gTeg2SBQWHWXm_LqhfCKgNPC_Gif42G86j@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin6OQ=mWf1bQMFM8WgB9MPEku-K90VfxQRoc9_t@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> wrote:
> A comment in files.el says:
>
>  ;; Note: The entries for the modes defined in cc-mode.el (c-mode,
>  ;; c++-mode, java-mode and more) are added through autoload
>  ;; directives in that file.  That way is discouraged since it
>  ;; spreads out the definition of the initial value.
>
> Isn't this a bit unmodular as Emacs continues to grow, and given loaddefs.el?
>
> If the maintainers agree, then the last sentence should be changed to
> encourage the removal of the initial values back into the relevant
> mode files.

I think I disagree. This sort of information must be coordinated so it
need to be in a central place.





  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-02 22:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-02 22:02 bug#8158: Definition of auto-mode-alist Reuben Thomas
2011-03-02 22:18 ` Lennart Borgman [this message]
2011-03-02 22:22   ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-02 22:30     ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-02 22:35       ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-02 23:14         ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-02 23:21           ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-02 23:39             ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-02 23:41               ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-02 23:42                 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-02 23:43                   ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-03  0:30                     ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-03 11:43                       ` Reuben Thomas
2011-03-04  4:22           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-04  4:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-10-21 20:29   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-22 14:31     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-01-27  3:14       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-10-22 23:45     ` Richard Stallman
2021-10-23  0:15       ` Stefan Kangas

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