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bug#49278: 28.0.50; Lisp Mode is for Common Lisp
From: |
João Távora |
Subject: |
bug#49278: 28.0.50; Lisp Mode is for Common Lisp |
Date: |
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:23:13 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
> João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
>> index 8de93867ba..7d655449c5 100644
>> --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
>> +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
>> @@ -1764,10 +1764,10 @@ External Lisp
>> @cindex mode, Lisp
>> @cindex Common Lisp
>>
>> - Lisp mode is the major mode for editing programs written in
>> -general-purpose Lisp dialects, such as Common Lisp. Its mode command
>> -is @kbd{M-x lisp-mode}. Emacs uses Lisp mode automatically for files
>> -whose names end in @file{.l}, @file{.lsp}, or @file{.lisp}.
>> + Lisp mode is the major mode for editing programs written in Common
>> +Lisp or its ancestor dialects. Its mode command is @kbd{M-x
>> +lisp-mode}. Emacs uses Lisp mode automatically for files whose names
>> +end in @file{.l}, @file{.lsp}, or @file{.lisp}.
>>
>> @findex run-lisp
>> @vindex inferior-lisp-program
>
> This change was never installed, was it?
No, we never decided on the wording, so only the change to the docstring
was installed.
> I think saying "programs written in Common Lisp" is good, and leaving
> the "ancestor dialects" part out of it.
I agree. That's Stefan M.'s position too. But it's not Eli's.
João
PS: Instead of "ancestor dialects", we could also say "related dialects"
if that is somewhat seen as a better middle ground.