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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
To: 59224-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: bug#59224: 29.0.50; Don't use defvar+make-sparse-keymap for example in docs
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:51:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmnD9eW4Xibo_CanA7kw=FVTg2BOq4egmF=6vnpP=bem_w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmkBC7pPshPRcR9WxOi5YWjk0Xg4sR_pkA5En2kPkKVCYw@mail.gmail.com> (Stefan Kangas's message of "Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:02:31 -0800")

Version: 29.2

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

> Severity: wishlist
>
> In (info "(elisp) Tips for Defining"), we have:
>
>        When defining and initializing a variable that holds a
>     complicated value (such as a keymap with bindings in it), it’s best
>     to put the entire computation of the value into the ‘defvar’, like
>     this:
>
>          (defvar my-mode-map
>            (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
>              (keymap-set map "C-c C-a" 'my-command)
>              ...
>              map)
>            DOCSTRING)
>
> Could we use an example here that is not a keymap (which should be
> defined using `defvar-keymap' these days)?
>
> What would be a good example to use?  `make-syntax-table'?

I've now changed this example to `make-syntax-table' on emacs-29.

If anyone can think of a better example, please speak up and we can
reopen the bug for further tweaking.





      reply	other threads:[~2023-09-10 23:51 UTC|newest]

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2022-11-12 20:02 bug#59224: 29.0.50; Don't use defvar+make-sparse-keymap for example in docs Stefan Kangas
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