Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?

[Stefan Monnier]

>     Isn't it the case that it works if the minor mode function
>     corresponding to the variable is autoloaded?  Otherwise, IIRC you need
>     to add a :require to the definition of the minor mode.

> Could define-global-minor-mode do that automatically?

Not really: if the global minor mode is autoloaded, then :require is
a nuisance, so to do it automatically, define-global-minor-mode would have
to know whether it's autoloaded or not.  And in most/all cases it's
autoloaded anyway and if not, it should.


        Stefan