Re: Strange eval-after-load

[David Kastrup]

Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:

> Morning, Richard!
>
> On Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 06:30:55PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
>>     > Starting immediately, please do NOT install calls to eval-after-load
>>     > in Emacs without asking for my specific approval.
>> 
>>     I would beg you not to be so dogmatic.
>
>> This rule is the only way to get control over the situation.
>
> I don't really understand what the situation is over which control has
> to be got.  It is possible to to use eval-after-load badly, just as it
> is possible to use goto badly.  That's a far cry from demonstrating that
> all e-a-l's/goto's are bad.

What about "asking for my specific approval" did you not understand?
That's a far cry from claiming that all e-a-l's/goto's are bad.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum