bug#21440: 25.0.50; Manual: FEATURE-unload-hook in (info "(elisp) Coding Conventions")

[Michael Heerdegen]

Hi,

In (info "(elisp) Coding Conventions"):

   • If loading the file adds functions to hooks, define a function
     ‘FEATURE-unload-hook’, where FEATURE is the name of the feature the
     package provides, and make it undo any such changes.  Using
     ‘unload-feature’ to unload the file will run this function.  *Note
     Unloading.


A problematic tip:

 - it is unnecessary for that reason. AFAIK FEATURE's functions are
 removed automatically from hooks by `unload-feature'.

 - When you follow the advice, `unload-feature' will skip removing
 entries from `auto-mode-alist', so you would have to do that yourself.

 - Isn't `FEATURE-unload-function' the preferred thing to use today?
 The doc string of `unload-feature' doesn't even mention
 FEATURE-unload-hook variables.  Seems it is discouraged to be used.


BTW, I miss a comment what I should do if a feature added functions to
the buffer local binding of a hook.  Does `unload-feature' take care of
that (doesn't seem so)?  Nothing about this in (info "(elisp) Unloading").


Thanks,

Michael.



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