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Subject: |
24.3.50; auto-mode-alist: Tweak docstring |
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Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:46:12 +0530 |
Context:
perl-mode wasn't activated with just the first line below (on my perl
file). It took sometime to figure out that `interpreter-mode-alist' is
taking precedence.
;; Use cperl-mode by default
(setcdr (rassq 'perl-mode auto-mode-alist) 'cperl-mode)
(setcdr (rassq 'perl-mode interpreter-mode-alist) 'cperl-mode)
Request:
C-h v auto-mode-alist says this
See also `interpreter-mode-alist', which detects executable script
^^^^^^^^
modes based on the interpreters they specify to run, and
`magic-mode-alist', which determines modes based on file contents.
Instead, of "See also", it should specifically say that
`interpreter-mode-alist' takes precedence.
(Btw, seeing other variales don't help either. Please update docstrings
for `interpreter-mode-alist' and `magic-mode-alist' with their relative
precedence.)
NB: The info entry for `auto-mode-alist' seems to talk about the order.
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
of 2013-11-09 on debian-6.05
Bzr revision: 115051 address@hidden
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 (squeeze)
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