From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 24845@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24845: 24.5; out-of-date text in (elisp) `Autoload'?
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:51:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83k2clnaln.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87oa1ypttf.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> (npostavs@users.sourceforge.net)
> From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net
> Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:13:48 -0400
> Cc: 24845@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
> > I see this in that node:
> >
> > Other definition types:
> > defcustom, defgroup, defclass (*note EIEIO: (eieio)Top.), and
> > define-skeleton (see the commentary in skeleton.el).
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > But I do not see anything appropriate in the commentary in
> > `skeleton.el'. What is this all about?
>
> The reference to skeleton.el's commentary was introduced in bc44be50 "*
> loading.texi (Autoload): Explicitly state which forms are processed
> specially.", there is no additional commentary in skeleton.el regarding
> autoloading in that revision either. I think it's just intended to be
> an explanation of what `define-skeleton' is.
Indeed, that's also my impression.
> Perhaps a better link would be `(autotype) Skeleton Language', similar
> to how defclass has a link to eieio.
I think we should link to "Using Skeletons", or maybe even to "Top" in
that manual, since the cross-reference is meant for those readers who
don't know what skeletons are.
Thanks.
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-11-01 15:09 bug#24845: 24.5; out-of-date text in (elisp) `Autoload'? Drew Adams
2016-11-02 1:13 ` npostavs
2016-11-02 15:51 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-11-05 14:13 ` npostavs
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