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RE: autoload cookies for defcustoms
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: autoload cookies for defcustoms |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:36:22 -0800 |
> AFAIK, `purecopy' has nothing to do with it, except that *if*
> a defcustom is preloaded (either because it's in a preloaded file or
> because it has an autoload cookie), then it may be desirable
> to purecopy parts of its default value. But it should never be a
> reason to decide whether to autoload or not.
Very good to hear.
However, looking at the options that actually use `purecopy' and have autoload
cookies, I have doubts that that guideline has been respected. It _seems_ that
`purecopy' has been added here and there and _consequently_ an autoload cookie
was then added.