[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#418: closed (origin of some functions still a mystery in *Help*)

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regarding origin of some functions still a mystery in *Help*
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> origin of some functions still a mystery in *Help*
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> Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:12:49 +0800
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> There are still some cases where the *Help* buffer doesn't show what
> file a function or variable came from:
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> I wondered why this *Help*,
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>   C-M-l (translated from <escape> C-l) runs the command switch-to-other-buffer
>     which is an interactive compiled Lisp function.
>   It is bound to <kp-insert>, C-M-l.
>   (switch-to-other-buffer)
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> Didn't mention what file it came from.
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> Well it turns out it was in my .emacs.elc, compiled from .emacs. Which
> should be mentioned in *Help*. Here is how it was defined:
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> (setq term-setup-hook
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>       (defun switch-to-other-buffer () (interactive) (switch-to-buffer
>                                                       (other-buffer)))
>       (global-set-key [(meta control ?l)] `switch-to-other-buffer)...
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> emacs-version "22.2.1"
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> Move the defun to the top-level, ie outside the hook.
> It has no need to be in the hook, and doing so just confuses things.
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