[Emacs-diffs] master 716f8cb: Doc string clarification for defcustom

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

branch: master
commit 716f8cb1f93473189ace3c5165936bd836792af0
Author: Lars Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden>

    Doc string clarification for defcustom
    
    * lisp/custom.el (defcustom): Mention `custom-declare-variable' in
    the doc string(bug#22703).
---
 lisp/custom.el | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/custom.el b/lisp/custom.el
index 736460f..9bd9712 100644
--- a/lisp/custom.el
+++ b/lisp/custom.el
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ to load a file defining variables with this form, or with
 _outside_ any bindings for these variables.  (`defvar' and
 `defconst' behave similarly in this respect.)
 
+This macro calls `custom-declare-variable'.  If you want to
+programmatically alter a customizable variable (for instance, to
+write a package that extends the syntax of a variable), you can
+call that functcion directly.
+
 See Info node `(elisp) Customization' in the Emacs Lisp manual
 for more information."
   (declare (doc-string 3) (debug (name body)))