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From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: 11565@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11565: delayed init variables don't get documentation properties
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 18:29:54 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <arvcjih8yl.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)

Package: emacs
Version: 24.1.50

Current trunk:

emacs -Q
C-h v Info-default-directory-list
  -> Not documented as a variable.

The doc string is in the DOC file though.

I think this is because:

1) it's a preloaded defcustom using custom-initialize-delay

2) custom-initialize-delay keeps variables unbound until they are
initialized. There's a comment about this in the source: "This seemed to
be at least as good as setting it to an arbitrary value like nil".

3) Snarf-documentation (semi-recently; bug#11036) ignores unbound
variables, on the assumption that they are for other platforms (eg
w32-specific).


I guess either we undo 3), or change 2) so that it sets the variable to
nil. The latter seems ok to me ...?





             reply	other threads:[~2012-05-26 22:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-26 22:29 Glenn Morris [this message]
2012-05-27 13:00 ` bug#11565: delayed init variables don't get documentation properties Stefan Monnier
2012-05-28 19:53   ` Glenn Morris
2012-05-28 19:56     ` Glenn Morris
2012-05-28 20:27     ` Stefan Monnier

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