From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7986: 23.2.91; Remove unwise advice from manual Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:28:11 -0500 Message-ID: <87y65qyrtw.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <878vxv1ivm.fsf@sc3d.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1297211797 25060 80.91.229.12 (9 Feb 2011 00:36:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:36:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7986@debbugs.gnu.org To: Reuben Thomas Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 09 01:36:33 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pmy2h-0008GW-9d for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:36:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50837 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pmy2d-0004w2-4s for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:36:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=47605 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pmy2T-0004uX-CF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:36:10 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pmy2Q-0003QA-Kz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:36:09 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47468) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pmy2Q-0003Q1-FB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:36:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pmxmt-0005E4-7r; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:20:03 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:20:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7986 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7986-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7986.129721077020031 (code B ref 7986); Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:20:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7986) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Feb 2011 00:19:30 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PmxmM-0005D2-CZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:19:30 -0500 Original-Received: from vm-emlprdomr-06.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.147]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PmxmL-0005Co-5q for 7986@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:19:29 -0500 Original-Received: from furball (dhcp128036014143.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.143]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-06.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p190SBY0021575 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 8 Feb 2011 19:28:11 -0500 Original-Received: by furball (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5B5961602B5; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 19:28:11 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <878vxv1ivm.fsf@sc3d.org> (Reuben Thomas's message of "Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:26:37 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.147 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:20:03 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:44007 Archived-At: Reuben Thomas writes: > But it is OK to use `eval-after-load' in your personal > customizations if you don't feel that they must meet the design > standards for programs meant for wider use. > > This sort of advice tends to be unwise to give, because people write > code for their own use, then later distribute it and forget to clean it > up. Fair enough. Removed.