Re: Make all tree-sitter modes optional

[Stefan Monnier]

>> We should never recommend (require <foo>) as a way to change Emacs's
>> behavior, since it directly conflicts with our convention that loading
>> a file should not significantly alter Emacs's behavior.
>
> We never do -- except in this case.  Practical considerations trump
> elegance, at least sometimes.

The convention is not one of elegance but one of pragmatic concerns,
because files can get loaded unexpectedly.

(c-ts-activate) is no harder to write than (require 'c-ts-mode), so
I really can't see the "practical consideration" that justifies
such a decision.


        Stefan