Re: Smarter M-x that filters on major-mode

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> Would it make sense to introduce a keyword to `define-derived-mode' that
>> would allow saying :interactive nil?
>
> I don't see any benefit in making it not interactive.
> But I do see a benefit in not listing it in `M-x` completion.

To reverse the question: What's the benefit of marking these functions
as interactive when they're not meant to be used as commands?

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