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Re: master 0161c9d 1/2: Load all generic-x.el modes unconditionally


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: master 0161c9d 1/2: Load all generic-x.el modes unconditionally
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:07:48 -0500
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux)

>>> > What do we tell all those (myself included) who require generic-x in
>>> > their init files?
>>> I don't know what they need to be told.
>>> Can you clarify what broke or risks breaking because of the change?
>> I thought it was clear: suddenly those users will have a gazillion
>> modes defined they never intended to use or load or even know about.
> Could we perhaps take another step back here and ask: why is that a
> problem?
> To my mind, I only run the risk of getting some unexpected syntax
> highlighting (which would actually be welcome in my use).

Ah... maybe we should keep the `generic-extras-enable-list` but make it
affect only the changes to `auto-mode-alist`.  So all modes always get
defined (like now) but they're not all automatically activated in
some files.


        Stefan




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