Re: c-submode-indicators at wrong place in minor-mode-alist

[Richard M. Stallman]

    >> CC Mode has a convention that defuns/variables with doc strings are
    >> part of the API (i.e. things like line-up functions and derived modes
    >> are "permitted" to use them), but those without doc strings are
    >> "internal", i.e.  subject to arbitrary change/disappearance between CC
    >> Mode versions.

This is how I used to do things, back when doc strings took
up space in Emacs.  But now they don't, so I suggest that you
aim in the future to give all functions and variables
real doc strings.