From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Subject: defcustom: changing from defvar - order of execution
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 08:50:57 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <MEEKKIABFKKDFJMPIOEBMELMCKAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
I'm unclear on the recommended way to change Lisp code from using defvar for
user options to using defcustom. I guess I'm also unclear on just how
defcustom and Customize work. I couldn't find an explanation of this in Info
for Emacs or Emacs Lisp.
Initial setup - library foo.el has this:
(defvar foovar nil)
(defun foo-fn () foovar)
Initial setup - user has this in .emacs:
(defvar foovar t)
(load-library "foo")
(foo-fn)
When .emacs is loaded, (foo-fn) is executed, foovar is `t', so (foo-fn)
returns `t'.
Second setup - library foo.el has this:
(defcustom foovar nil)
(defun foo-fn () foovar)
Second setup - user has this in .emacs, after customizing foovar to `t' with
Customize:
(load-library "foo")
(foo-fn)
...
(custom-set-variables '(foovar t)...)
When .emacs is loaded, (foo-fn) is executed, foovar is (has default value)
`nil', so (foo-fn) returns `nil'.
That is, because (custom-set-variables...) is executed after (foo-fn), it
has no effect during foo-fn's execution.
What am I missing/confusing here? What is the proper way for library foo.el
to move from using defvar to using defcustom? Also, what difference does it
make, if any, whether a defcustom is executed at the top level or a lower
level of a file.
Thanks. - Drew
next reply other threads:[~2005-05-03 15:50 UTC|newest]
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2005-05-03 15:50 Drew Adams [this message]
2005-05-03 16:13 ` defcustom: changing from defvar - order of execution Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.3227.1115174847.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-04 15:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-05-04 22:49 ` Drew Adams
2005-05-04 15:51 ` rgb
2005-05-04 22:49 ` Drew Adams
[not found] <mailman.3356.1115247555.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-06 3:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-05-06 17:00 ` Drew Adams
[not found] <mailman.3763.1115399076.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-06 17:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-05-06 18:19 ` Drew Adams
2005-05-10 16:14 ` Per Abrahamsen
2005-05-10 18:32 ` Drew Adams
[not found] <mailman.3782.1115404280.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-07 15:56 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] <mailman.4474.1115750087.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-11 14:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-05-11 16:36 ` Drew Adams
2005-05-11 16:37 ` Drew Adams
[not found] <mailman.4674.1115829901.2819.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-05-11 18:32 ` Stefan Monnier
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