Re: Making `eglot-server-programs' a custom variable?

[Philip Kaludercic]

Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I tried eglot only once and I had to add a lsp-server to
> `eglot-server-programs'.  From this experience, is there a plan to make
> this a custom variable?  If not, I suggest to change the example in
> eglot manual from
>
>   (add-to-list 'eglot-server-programs
>                '(foo-mode . ("fools" "--stdio")))
>
> to
>
>   (with-eval-after-load 'eglot
>     (add-to-list 'eglot-server-programs
>                  '(foo-mode . ("fools" "--stdio"))))
>
> for those who will copy&paste this into their init files and then wonder
> why it throws an error.

How would making `eglot-server-programs' help in that respect?  If the
`defvar' were just to be replaced by a `defcustom', the result would
still just be a variable, that couldn't be `add-to-list'ed before it is
loaded.

>From what I see `add-to-list' has no special handling of user options.

> Best, Arash

I've CC'ed João.