Re: Is it wrong for a minor-mode to modify major-mode settings.

[Stefan Monnier]

> Is it wrong (or against convention) if a minor-mode changes major-mode
> configurations:

It's definitely not wrong.  It's maybe somewhat unusual but not against
convention either.

> specifically: I need to have a minor mode run only for c-mode, which
> deletes some keywords in c-mode and introduces several new keywords.
> Also, this minor mode shall change a few syntax rules.  Is it better to
> create a derived mode for this?

You might be better off with a derived mode, indeed.  But it all depends
on the particular case.


        Stefan