Re: custom-set-variables fails to set variable

[Stefan Monnier]

>> > AFAIK, Gerd isn't listening, so I CC'ed him.
>> > 
>> > Gerd, can you please help?
>> > 
>> > > revision 1.2
>> > > date: 2003/07/23 00:00:13;  author: gm;  state: Exp;  lines: +5 -1
>> 
>> I don't recognize the author "gm", but I'm pretty sure it's not me :-).

> Oops, sorry, you are right.  It was Glenn Morris.  Glenn, any
> insights why this change added a defvar for the hook?

I'm not Glenn, but IIRC the motivation was to make sure that foo-mode-hook
was always bound.  It's not needed from elisp's point of view.


        Stefan