[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       06/06/16 15:22:59

Index: tips.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.82
retrieving revision 1.83
diff -u -b -r1.82 -r1.83
--- tips.texi   10 Jun 2006 16:20:02 -0000      1.82
+++ tips.texi   16 Jun 2006 15:22:59 -0000      1.83
@@ -204,11 +204,14 @@
 replacements differs from that of the originals.
 
 @item
-Avoid using macros that define functions and variables with names that
-are constructed.  It is best for maintenance when the name of the
-function or variable being defined is given explicitly in the source
-code, as the second element of the list---as it is when you use
address@hidden, @code{defalias}, @code{defvar} and @code{defcustom}.
+Constructs that define a function or variable should be macros,
+not functions, and their names should start with @samp{def}.
+
address@hidden
+Macros that define a functions or variables should take the name to be
+defined as the first argument.  That will help various tools find the
+definition automatically.  Avoid constructing the names in the macro
+itself, since that would confuse these tools.
 
 @item
 Please keep the names of your Emacs Lisp source files to 13 characters