Re: autoload cookies for defcustoms

[Stefan Monnier]

> Did a blanket replace. (however in the example you showed me I see some
> toplevel code evaluated). It is up to maintainers what to do with the
> patch, it just shows `defcustoms' with `autoload'. I might refine it if
> somebody comes up with rules to follow.

The reason we haven't removed tham is because there is no mechanical
rule to follow: it depends on whether the change is likely to bump into
code (in Elisp packages or in .emacs configs) that expects them to be
predefined :-(
The difficulty of removing them is the main reason why I hate them.


        Stefan