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Subject: customization of variables defined in C [was Re:
	/srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r102154: Fix bug#7306;
	customization of minor-mode variables defined in C.]
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Stefan Monnier wrote:

>>   Fix bug#7306; customization of minor-mode variables defined in C.
>   
> This is really not heading in the right direction: I'd rather stick to
> the use of defcustom, than trying to mimick a "defcustom without its
> inner defvar because that part's already done in C". 

Oh. It seems like the right solution to me. Else why does cus-start
even exist, and contain > 100 variables?