From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is it expected to have reserved "system.el"?
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:34:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83y1ql15e8.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Y7KojXacLgOcEUYj@protected.localdomain> (message from Jean Louis on Mon, 2 Jan 2023 12:49:01 +0300)
> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 12:49:01 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
>
> Personally I have already my `system.el' which deals with various
> functions for the computer, such as fan speed, WiFi connection, SD
> card, mounting disks, and similar.
>
> Then I use my own function `system-move-file-to-trash' as recommended
> by Emacs function `move-file-to-trash'. It indicates to me that there
> may be other functions asking for users to define new functions which
> are specifically system based.
>
> And from there I am thinking that maybe developers wish to reserve the
> prefix `system-' for users, so that users can develop such functions
> relevant to system.
>
> I cannot find references in Emacs manual to this.
>
> Are there are functions in Emacs that are expected to be defined by
> user with prefix `system-'?
>
> Is it notion or idea that such functions exist?
I don't understand these questions, and therefore cannot answer them.
Please provide more concrete details: which code you tried to use, and
what was the exact message you saw (please cite the message exactly as
shown by Emacs). Without these details, I cannot understand what
exactly happened in your case.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-02 12:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-02 9:49 Is it expected to have reserved "system.el"? Jean Louis
2023-01-02 12:34 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-01-02 16:35 ` Jean Louis
2023-01-02 17:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-01-03 21:30 ` Jean Louis
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