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bug#24829: 24.5; `easy-mmode-define-navigation': rename `define-...', pe
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#24829: 24.5; `easy-mmode-define-navigation': rename `define-...', per convention |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:46:10 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
>> Macro `easy-mmode-define-navigation' apparently defines Emacs commands
>> (functions). Per the Emacs Lisp coding conventions, its seems that the
>> macro should be renamed.
>>
>>>>From (elisp `Coding Conventions':
>>
>> Constructs that define a function or variable should be macros, not
>> functions, and their names should start with `define-'. The macro
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> should receive the name to be defined as the first argument. That
>> will help various tools find the definition automatically. Avoid
>> constructing the names in the macro itself, since that would
>> confuse these tools.
>
> I'm not sure how much of an edict that's supposed to be.
>
> easy-mmode has other functions/macros using the same naming convention
> (like easy-mmode-define-syntax), but those don't define functions, of
> course.
>
> We could change easy-mmode-define-navigation to, say,
> `define-easy-mmode-navigation', but I'm not sure that would be a net
> win, confusion wise. Anybody have an opinion here?
FWIW, I also think the original name is less confusing. It also
includes the package name prefix, which is probably nice given its
surrounding context.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
- bug#24829: 24.5; `easy-mmode-define-navigation': rename `define-...', per convention,
Stefan Kangas <=