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* subr.el (default-mode-line-format, default-header-line-format) (default-line-spacing, default-abbrev-mode, default-ctl-arrow) (default-direction-reversed, default-truncate-lines) (default-left-margin, default-tab-width, default-case-fold-search) (default-left-margin-width, default-right-margin-width) (default-left-fringe-width, default-right-fringe-width) (default-fringes-outside-margins, default-scroll-bar-width) (default-vertical-scroll-bar, default-indicate-empty-lines) (default-indicate-buffer-boundaries, default-fringe-indicator-alist) (default-fringe-cursor-alist, default-scroll-up-aggressively) (default-scroll-down-aggressively, default-fill-column) (default-cursor-type, default-buffer-file-type) (default-cursor-in-non-selected-windows) (default-buffer-file-coding-system, default-major-mode) (default-enable-multibyte-characters): Mark as obsolete. * cus-start.el (default-major-mode): Customize `major-mode' instead. (enable-multibyte-characters): Not customizable any more.
author Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
date Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:24:00 +0000
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1 CHECKLIST FOR ADDING A NEW FILE TO EMACS -*- outline -*-
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3 ** Make sure the author(s) have a copyright assignment/disclaimer.
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5 ** Make sure the file matches the standard Emacs template (header
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6 format, copyright and license notice, etc).
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8 ** Make sure the filename does not cause the DOS port any problems (8+3).
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9 Run the `doschk' program like this:
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11 find /path/to/emacs -print | doschk
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13 and examine the output for DOS-related problems. The sections of
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14 output under the headings "The following files are not valid DOS file
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15 names:" and "The following resolve to the same DOS file names:" should
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16 not include any files that end up in the release tarball.
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18 ** Make the ChangeLog entry in the name of the author(s), not your own name.
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20 ** If appropriate, add an entry to lisp/Makefile.in ELCFILES.
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22 ** If appropriate, check that the file compiles OK and that Emacs
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23 builds fine with it. Address any compilation warnings.
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25 ** If a major contribution, consider adding an entry to the
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26 Acknowledgments in doc/emacs/emacs.texi and ack.texi.
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28 ** If appropriate, add a short NEWS entry.
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30 ** If appropriate, update make-dist (not needed with "standard" file
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31 names, eg *.el).