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Richard Stallman |
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Please install this and ack |
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Sat, 26 Oct 2019 22:02:57 -0400 |
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Would someone please install this for me?
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index d082225..fe1dfa5 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -1811,9 +1811,15 @@ Advising Named Functions
(@pxref{Hooks}). If you simply want to change what a particular key
does, it may be better to write a new command, and remap the old
command's key bindings to the new one (@pxref{Remapping Commands}).
-In particular, Emacs's own source files should not put advice on
-functions in Emacs. (There are currently a few exceptions to this
-convention, but we aim to correct them.)
+
+ If you are writing code for release, for others to use, try to avoid
+including advice in it. If the function you want to advise has no
+hook to do the job, please talk with the Emacs developers about adding
+a suitable hook. Especially, Emacs's own source files should not put
+advice on functions in Emacs. (There are currently a few exceptions
+to this convention, but we aim to correct them.) It is generally
+cleaner to create a new hook in @code{foo}, and make @code{bar} use
+the hook, than to have @code{bar} put advice in @code{foo}.
Special forms (@pxref{Special Forms}) cannot be advised, however macros can
be advised, in much the same way as functions. Of course, this will not affect
--
Dr Richard Stallman
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://gnu.org, https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
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