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bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode |
Date: |
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:48:26 +0200 |
> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 13583@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:06:10 +0100
>
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:
>
> >> Cockipt error. The doc string clearly says
> >> "If non-nil Auto Revert Mode uses file notification functions.
> >> This requires Emacs being compiled with file notification
> >> support (see `auto-revert-notify-enabled'). You should set this
> >> variable through Custom only." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> That's because this defcustom has a :set function defined for it; if
> >> that function isn't run, the results are unpredictable.
> >> Any reason not to close this bug?
> >
> > It should be possible to have (setq auto-revert-use-notify nil) in your
> > .emacs and not use Custom.
>
> I've added
>
> :initialize 'custom-initialize-default
>
> to that defcustom. That seems to do the job.
Thanks, but the doc string still says one needs to use Customize.
Anyway, if ":initialize 'custom-initialize-default" is such a
wonderful feature that everyone wants, why isn't it the default, and
why does the user of defcustom need to opt-in it?
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, (continued)
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2013/01/29
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2013/01/29
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Michael Heerdegen, 2013/01/29
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2013/01/29
- bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Michael Heerdegen, 2013/01/29
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Stefan Monnier, 2013/01/29
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Michael Albinus, 2013/01/30
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Eli Zaretskii, 2013/01/30
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Michael Albinus, 2013/01/30
bug#13583: 24.3.50; Error when activating auto-revert-mode, Dani Moncayo, 2013/01/30