From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: stephen.berman@gmx.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Compilation warnings in mouse.el
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:41:30 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <56011594-4e83-d357-60fb-022da78c3260@yandex.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83k2gpa9w3.fsf@gnu.org>
On 07/13/2016 05:30 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> But if each defcustom has its :group, then the need for consistency is
> no longer a requirement, is it?
The need for consistency is always there when one is writing code.
>> Speaking of personal preference, however, I'd rather using the `mouse'
>> group didn't work, in the absence of a defgroup somewhere.
>
> If we can do something to that effect, I don't think I will object.
We could start with a warning in Emacs 26, and make it so in 28-ish, maybe.
>> How would removing a defcustom, or merely adding one, lead to a bug?
>
> Well, not bug, a compilation warning that suddenly appears out of
> nowhere for code that was there for a long time.
For new code, AFAIU. Not for code that has been there for a while.
> AFAIU, extant defcustoms could start causing warnings, given some
> changes in other defcustom's. Am I mistaken?
I believe so.
> In short, I think having one defcustom depend on another is bad for
> maintenance.
It would be bad, if it were so. defcustom depend on defgroup.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-07-13 14:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-07-11 14:23 Compilation warnings in mouse.el Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-11 21:55 ` Stephen Berman
2016-07-12 5:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-12 8:45 ` Stephen Berman
2016-07-12 22:40 ` John Wiegley
2016-07-12 22:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-13 9:28 ` Joost Kremers
2016-07-13 12:45 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-13 14:08 ` Drew Adams
2016-07-13 14:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-13 15:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-13 15:22 ` Drew Adams
2016-07-13 15:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-13 16:07 ` Drew Adams
2016-07-13 15:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-13 15:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-13 16:07 ` Drew Adams
2016-07-13 16:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-13 16:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-12 22:56 ` Dmitry Gutov
2016-07-13 14:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-13 14:41 ` Dmitry Gutov [this message]
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2016-07-12 14:04 ` Drew Adams
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