bug#33665: 27.0.50; Variables not set up in Gnus when hooks are run

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
>
>> It looks like gnus-newsgroup-name (and friends?) are no longer set when
>> the summary mode hooks are run, so hooks that rely on that are now
>> broken.
>
> Yes, since `gnus-summary-mode' is now a real mode, it clears local
> variables before running the hook. The right place for that sort of hook
> is now `gnus-summary-prepared-hook'. I tried to change all the relevant
> hooks I could within the codebase, but I guess gnus-mdrtn.el isn't
> publicly available? I can change the Moderation section of the manual to
> update the installation instructions.

No, you can't break third-party software that way.  You have to set the
variables the hooks expect to exist before calling the hook.

>> It also looks like summary mode line highlights no longer works.

I think that was a false alarm.

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