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Re: trunk r112976: * lisp/subr.el (with-eval-after-load): New


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: trunk r112976: * lisp/subr.el (with-eval-after-load): New
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:18:22 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux)

> I think loading.texi needs some further changes.  The last paragraph
> ("Normally, well-designed Lisp programs should not use
> `eval-after-load'...") is superfluous.  My reasons:

> 1. `eval-after-load' isn't documented any more.  This paragraph is
> somewhat suprising to readers who did not know this function before;

The wording should be made more general so as to include eval-after-load
and with-eval-after-load (and eval-next-after-load).

> 2. (info "(elisp) Coding Conventions") has already stated that the use
> of `eval-after-load' isn't recommended.

Repetition is not bad,


        Stefan



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