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From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
Cc: 3756@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3756: eval-after-load 'ffap vs provide at start of file
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:18:18 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <driqi7na8l.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ljn4x8dj.fsf@blah.blah> (Kevin Ryde's message of "Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:48:24 +1000")

Kevin Ryde wrote:

> It looks like ffap.el has (provide 'ffap) near the start of the file,
> instead of at the end.  The end is usual so that eval-after-load can be
> used on a feature symbol as above, is it?

I don't see why the ffap one shouldn't be at the end, but as discussed
in the context of this very example last month, you cannot rely on
provide always being at the end of a file:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-06/msg00202.html

I'll mention something about this in the doc of eval-after-load.





  reply	other threads:[~2009-07-05  2:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <81iqi663b5.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
2009-07-05  0:48 ` bug#3756: eval-after-load 'ffap vs provide at start of file Kevin Ryde
2009-07-05  2:18   ` Glenn Morris [this message]
2009-07-07 22:02     ` Kevin Ryde
2009-07-11 19:39       ` Glenn Morris
2009-07-06  1:00   ` bug#3756: marked as done (eval-after-load 'ffap vs provide at start of file) Emacs bug Tracking System

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