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bug#11342: 24.1.50; HOOK variable name in `add-hook' etc. confusing


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: bug#11342: 24.1.50; HOOK variable name in `add-hook' etc. confusing
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:15:10 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.94 (gnu/linux)

> You could misinterpret that and think that the first argument must be
> a value representing a hook.  But actually it must be a _symbol_
> holding a hook.

Hooks are represented by a value which is a symbol (and which in turn
carries the various functions added to it globally and in each buffer).
The symbol's value (usually a list) is *not* the hook value but only one
part of it.


        Stefan





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