describe-function global-font-lock-mode-cmmh

describe-function global-font-lock-mode-cmmh

[Luc Teirlinck]

This bears some resemblance to a bug I reported in a previous thread
(bugs in two functions using load-history).  The symptom is similar,
but I believe the cause could be totally different.

Do C-h f global-font-lock-mode-cmmh

Result:

global-font-lock-mode-cmmh is a compiled Lisp function in `font-lock'.
(global-font-lock-mode-cmmh)
not documented

Click on `font-lock'.

Result:

find-function-search-for-symbol: Cannot find definition of
`global-font-lock-mode-cmmh' in library `font-lock'

C-s global-font-lock-mode-cmmh in font-lock.el shows indeed no trace
of this function.

I found previous examples of this (see the above mentioned thread),
but there the cause was that load-history does not distinguish between
variables and functions.  However, global-font-lock-mode-cmmh has no
value as a variable.

(I am using Emacs 21.2 90)

Sincerely,

Luc.

Re: describe-function global-font-lock-mode-cmmh

[Stefan Monnier]

> This bears some resemblance to a bug I reported in a previous thread
> (bugs in two functions using load-history).  The symptom is similar,
> but I believe the cause could be totally different.
> 
> Do C-h f global-font-lock-mode-cmmh
> 
> Result:
> 
> global-font-lock-mode-cmmh is a compiled Lisp function in `font-lock'.
> (global-font-lock-mode-cmmh)
> not documented
> 
> Click on `font-lock'.
> 
> Result:
> 
> find-function-search-for-symbol: Cannot find definition of
> `global-font-lock-mode-cmmh' in library `font-lock'

`global-font-lock-mode-cmmh' is defined by a macro, so its definition
is partly in easy-mmode.el (where the macro is defined) and partly
in font-lock.el where the macro is invoked.

I don't think there's any easy way to improve the current behavior.


	Stefan

Re: describe-function global-font-lock-mode-cmmh

[Richard Stallman]

I wrote some changes to fix this.  I will install them soon.