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@cindex piece of advice
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Each function can have multiple @dfn{pieces of advice}, separately
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defined. Each defined piece of advice can be enabled or disabled
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explicitly. The enabled pieces of advice for any given function
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actually take effect when you @dfn{activate} advice for that function, or when
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that function is subsequently defined or redefined.
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defined. Each defined piece of advice can be @dfn{enabled} or
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disabled explicitly. All the enabled pieces of advice for any given
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function actually take effect when you @dfn{activate} advice for that
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function, or when you define or redefine the function. Note that
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enabling a piece of advice and activating advice for a function
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are not the same thing.
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@strong{Usage Note:} Advice is useful for altering the behavior of
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existing calls to an existing function. If you want the new behavior
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defining this piece of advice.
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@cindex forward advice
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This flag has no effect if @var{function} itself is not defined yet (a
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This flag has no immediate effect if @var{function} itself is not defined yet (a
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situation known as @dfn{forward advice}), because it is impossible to
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activate an undefined function's advice. However, defining
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@var{function} will automatically activate its advice.
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@ -739,10 +739,10 @@ composed of these kinds of objects:
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@item
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Symbols that were defined by this library.
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@item
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Lists of the form @code{(require . @var{feature})} indicating
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Cons cells of the form @code{(require . @var{feature})} indicating
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features that were required.
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@item
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Lists of the form @code{(provide . @var{feature})} indicating
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Cons cells of the form @code{(provide . @var{feature})} indicating
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features that were provided.
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@end itemize
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