Elisp-mode was doing a lot of work that can now be delegated to Eldoc.
Flymake uses the new Eldoc functionality, too, installing a global
documentation function that may report on diagnostics under point.
CEDET's grammar.el was left as the only user of an Eldoc-internal
function. That function was moved to grammar.el. That file is still,
somewhat reprehensibly, using an internal function of elisp-mode.el,
but this was left unchanged.
In other situations, eldoc-documentation-functions is used or
recommended.
The only other places where the obsolete eldoc-documentation-function
is still used is in libraries which are presumably meant to remain
compatible with previous Emacs versions.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp-eldoc-funcall)
(elisp-eldoc-var-docstring): New functions.
(emacs-lisp-mode): Put two elements in
eldoc-documentation-functions.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el (eldoc--eval-expression-setup): Setup
new Elisp eldoc-documentation-functions.
* lisp/progmodes/flymake.el (flymake-mode): Use
flymake-eldoc-function.
(flymake-eldoc-function): New function.
(Package-Requires): Require eldoc 1.1.0
* lisp/descr-text.el (describe-char-eldoc): Recommend
eldoc-documentation-functions.
* lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el (cfengine3-documentation-function):
Recommend eldoc-documentation-functions
* lisp/progmodes/octave.el (inferior-octave-mode): Use
eldoc-documentation-functions.
* lisp/cedet/semantic/grammar.el (semantic--docstring-format-sym-doc):
New function.
(semantic-grammar-eldoc-get-macro-docstring): Adjust.
This is a backward compatible redesign of significant parts of the
eldoc.el library.
Previously, Eldoc clients (major/minor modes setting its documentation
gathering variables) needed to directly call eldoc-message, an
internal function, to display the docstring to the user. When more
asynchronous sources are involved, this is hard to do or even breaks
down.
Now, an Eldoc backend may return any non-nil, non-string value and
call a callback afterwards. This restores power to Eldoc over how
(and crucially also when) to display the docstrings to the user.
Among other things, this fixes so called "doc blinking", or the very
short-lived display of a lower priority Eldoc message. This would
happen if a particular producer of documentation finishes shortly
before a higher priority one, like in the LSP engine Eglot as reported
by Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad@gmail.com> and Dmitry Gutov
<dgutov@yandex.ru>.
Gathering docstrings is now delegated to the variable
eldoc-documentation-strategy, which is the new name for the
now-obsolete eldoc-documentation-function, and still accepts the
so-called "old protocol". Examples of the new strategies enabled are
codified in functions such as eldoc-documentation-enthusiast,
eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly, along with the existing
eldoc-documentation-compose and eldoc-documentation-default.
The work of displaying and formatting docstrings is shifted almost
fully to Eldoc itself and is delegated to the internal function
eldoc--handle-docs. Among other improvements, it handles most of
eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p and outputs documentation to a
temporary *eldoc* buffer.
The manual and NEWS are updated to mention the new Eldoc features.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el (eldoc-documentation-functions):
Overhaul docstring.
(eldoc-documentation-compose, eldoc-documentation-default): Handle
non-nil, non-string values of elements of
eldoc-documentation-functions. Use eldoc--handle-multiline.
(eldoc-print-current-symbol-info): Honour non-nil, non-string
values returned by eldoc-documentation-callback.
(eldoc--make-callback): Now also a function.
(eldoc-documentation-default, eldoc-documentation-compose): Tweak docstring.
(eldoc-documentation-enthusiast, eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly):
New functions.
(eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p): Add new semantics.
(eldoc--handle-docs): Handle some of eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p.
(eldoc-doc-buffer): New command.
(eldoc-prefer-doc-buffer): New defcustom.
(eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer): New variable.
(eldoc-documentation-strategy): Rename from eldoc-documentation-function.
(eldoc--supported-p): Use eldoc-documentation-strategy
(eldoc-highlight-function-argument)
(eldoc-argument-case, global-eldoc-mode)
(turn-on-eldoc-mode): Mention eldoc-documentation-strategy.
(eldoc-message-function): Mention eldoc--message.
(eldoc-message): Made obsolete.
(eldoc--message): New helper.
* lisp/hexl.el (hexl-print-current-point-info): Adjust to new
eldoc-documentation-functions protocol.
* lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el (cfengine3-documentation-function):
Adjust to new eldoc-documentation-functions protocol.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
(elisp-eldoc-documentation-function): Adjust to new
eldoc-documentation-functions protocol.
* lisp/progmodes/octave.el (octave-eldoc-function): Adjust to new
eldoc-documentation-functions protocol.
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (python-eldoc-function): Adjust to new
eldoc-documentation-functions protocol.
(eldoc-print-current-symbol-info): Rework with cl-labels.
* doc/emacs/programs.texi (Lisp Doc): Mention
eldoc-documentation-strategy.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Major Mode Conventions): Mention
eldoc-documentation-functions.
* etc/NEWS: Mention eldoc-documentation-strategy.
For discussion of the autoloaded function declaration, see
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-05/msg00910.html.
* lisp/dnd.el (dnd-handle-one-url): It is no longer necessary to
declare the autoloaded function browse-url-select-handler after
ldefs-boot.el was updated.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el: Declare xref.el function to silence
byte-compiler.
* lisp/progmodes/xref.el (xref-backend-apropos): Rename this
generic's second arg to PATTERN, to clarify that it should be
handled entirely in the backend, with no pre-processing by the
command.
(xref-find-apropos): Update accordingly, but keep compatibility
with backends in older Emacs versions.
(xref-apropos-regexp): Extract from xref-find-apropos.
* lisp/progmodes/etags.el (xref-backend-apropos): Use it here.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (xref-backend-apropos): And here.
Fixes: bug#40573
The new mode can be used stand-alone or inherited from by modes
intended to edit programs. The existing emacs-lisp-mode and lisp-mode
are examples.
Thanks to Juri Linkov and Basil L. Contovounesios for researching some
data files in Emacs that can be automatically set to use the new mode.
* lisp/files.el (auto-mode-alist): Add entry for ".dir-locals" and
".dir-locals-2"
* lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el: (lisp-data-mode): New major mode.
(lisp-mode): Inherit from lisp-data-mode. Set special lisp-mode
stuff here.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-mode): Inherit from
lisp-data-mode.
* lisp/bookmark.el (bookmark-insert-file-format-version-stamp):
Use lisp-data-mode.
* lisp/saveplace.el (save-place-alist-to-file): Use
lisp-data-mode.
* lisp/net/eww.el (eww-write-bookmarks): Use lisp-data-mode.
* lisp/net/nsm.el (nsm-write-settings): Use lisp-data-mode.
* lisp/net/tramp-cache.el (tramp-dump-connection-properties): Use
lisp-data-mode.
* etc/NEWS: Mention lisp-data-mode.
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Example Major Modes): Update example.
1dfc497fac Minor wording change in Introduction to Programming in Ema...
ff09b4eeac Fix 'flymake-show-diagnostics-buffer' when line numbers ar...
63e8d0ea87 Fix last changes describing mail commands
01212a762f Do setup Flymake in file-less Elisp buffers
36873ef2b2 Fix error message for ‘cl-struct-unknown-slot’ (bug#39995)
3f9310b0fe Fix and improve documentation of mail-related features
1482a75efa Fix build failure with Fx_gtk_debug
cf57663f2a Mention jit-lock deferred as an alternative to fast-but-im...
# Conflicts:
# etc/NEWS
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el: Update commentary.
(eldoc--eval-expression-setup): Use new hook.
(eldoc--supported-p): Accomodate new hook.
(eldoc-documentation-functions): New hook.
(eldoc-documentation-default, eldoc-documentation-compose): New
functions.
(eldoc-documentation-function): Use 'eldoc-documentation-default' as new
default value. Update documentation and custom attributes.
(eldoc-print-current-symbol-info): Accomodate possible null value for
'eldoc-documentation-function'.
* etc/NEWS: Mention them.
* doc/emacs/programs.texi (Emacs Lisp Documentation Lookup): Mention
new hook and changes to 'eldoc-documentation-function'.
* lisp/hexl.el (hexl-mode, hexl-revert-buffer-function):
* lisp/ielm.el (inferior-emacs-lisp-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el (cfengine3-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/octave.el (octave-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (python-mode): Use new hook.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (lisp-interaction-mode):
Set lexical-binding.
* lisp/startup.el (command-line, startup--get-buffer-create-scratch):
Don't set lexical-binding here.
* doc/lispref/variables.texi:
* etc/NEWS:
Make it clear that lisp-interaction-mode uses lexical-binding.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp--fnsym-in-current-sexp): Since
forward-sexp assumes point is not in a string or comment, avoid
calling it and then checking if point is inside a string, since that
sometimes will fail with awkward results. (Bug#35567)
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-set-electric-text-pairs):
New function.
(emacs-lisp-mode): Add it to electric-pair-mode-hook, if elec-pair
hasn't been loaded yet.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (eval-sexp-add-defvars): When
collecting defvars in the current buffer, ignore the ones that are
in comments or strings (bug#34233).
Restore lines saying "Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org" when there is
no special maintainer for a file. Although this wasn't documented
it was common practice and removing the lines didn't have consensus.
a427de9 (origin/emacs-26) Fix bug #117323a04e15 Improve documentation of 'emacs-lock-mode'
9d6ca5a * lisp/imenu.el (imenu-generic-expression): Doc fix. (Bug#32...
fdd7e7d Improve indexing of 'eval-defun' in ELisp manual
10af989 Fix (length CIRCULAR) documentation
271d1f7 Tramp editorials
4abf94f Clarify and improve doc strings of 'eval-last-sexp' and friends
6cfc7a7 Automate upload of Emacs manuals to gnu.org
b73cde5 Fix MH-E mail composition with GNU Mailutils (SF#485)
0dce5e5 Speed up 'replace-buffer-contents' some more
00fdce0 * doc/emacs/docstyle.texi: Avoid messing up the html output.
Conflicts:
admin/make-tarball.txt
Naively passing `null-device' as stderr creates a buffer named
"/dev/null" instead. Pass a hidden buffer name instead. (Bug#31902).
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp-flymake-byte-compile): Pass
hidden buffer as make-process :stderr instead of null-device.
Otherwise it breaks C-M-x on (progn (defmacro x ..) (... (x ...))).
Furthermore, many callers do their own macroexpansion anyway.
(elisp--eval-last-sexp): Do macroexpansion to make up for it.
63b04c11d5 Fix copyright years by hand
5c7dd8a783 Update copyright year to 2018
220a9ecba1 Merge from Gnulib
312c565566 Don't add empty keyboard macro to macro ring (Bug#24992)
39ca289a7a Allow customization of decoding of "man" command
f8240815ea * etc/NEWS: Add security consideration note on passphrase ...
0c78822c70 Fix subtle problem with scroll-down when scroll-margin is ...
acd289c5a4 Fix problems with indexing in User manual
b240c7846b * lisp/help.el (describe-key): Only (copy-sequence elt) wh...
e879a5444a * src/buffer.c (Frestore_buffer_modified_p): Fix bug#29846
81b1028b63 Improve documentation of 'inhibit-modification-hooks' and ...
7175496d7a Fix doc string of 'enable-recursive-minibuffers'
5b38406491 Fix documentation of delsel and of killing text
# Conflicts:
# etc/NEWS
# etc/refcards/ru-refcard.tex
fd35804971 (origin/emacs-26) * doc/lispref/strings.texi (Case Convers...
89e257d71b * doc/misc/speedbar.texi (Top): Fix grammar.
a31ab5ffb5 * lisp/subr.el (with-silent-modifications): Doc fixes.
2ebc8dc3b6 Fix curved quotes in printed manual
e4a881b5cf Say that "gnus-cloud" is a parody name
13c59d0a83 More improvements for text.texi
7850b7620e Adjudicate review comments for the "Text" chapter of user ...
d7d3b14a99 * lisp/url/url-http.el (url-http-wait-for-headers-change-f...
f3819ad13e In C-h k <mouse-n>, alert user to existence of any matchin...
99054fbef9 * net/eww.el (eww): Handle URLs without host part.
de89c0b641 Make C-h c/k S-mouse-1 display message for mouse-appearanc...
720ed0b533 Avoid crashes when ':eval' deletes our frame
9105c9aa34 Fix scrolling up in pixel-scroll.el
b882d4ef11 Fix problems with ligatures in PDF version of ELisp manual
289dd53bb3 (elisp-flymake-byte-compile): Handle killed buffer in sent...
cf36c82127 Avoid some overfull lines in PDF lispref
b07b56a351 Avoid some overfull lines in PDF manual
6b3118f025 * doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi (Auto Reverting the Buffer M...
7ffb7b1e01 ; lispref nil/t markup fixes
# Conflicts:
# doc/emacs/text.texi
b0369d0536 Import the latest IVD_Sequences.txt
cd53b6399b Fix dired-do-compress when tar doesn't default to stdin (B...
51911dae14 Suppress warnings during elisp completion macroexpansion
a36a090a95 * lisp/progmodes/verilog-mode.el (verilog-mode): Fix typo ...
6a6e8e6e8d Make tramp-interrupt-process more robust
5bcd468a9e Make quail-input-method work when inhibit-read-only is non...
87baf1242e Fix 'fontset-name-p'
d23158777d Fix fontset documentation inconsistencies for bug#29630
a829cb8c8b Remove sentence from child frames section in Elisp manual
ad491c80e4 Avoid crashes in 'font-at' after 'set-fontset-font'
c73d2cdfd7 * lisp/files-x.el (connection-local-set-profile-variables)...
cefca2b8ac Add /etc/ssl/cert.pem to gnutls-trustfiles for macOS
122e7264b8 Fix tool-tip display when display margins are non-zero by ...
e1cc2037a9 Handle hash tables and vectors when reading/writing EIEIO ...
cda219c3df Improve interactive debugging commands in xdisp.c
1056b3cbcd Fix calculation of continuation_pixel_width in display engine
90e20804f5 Improve documentation of 'save-abbrevs'.
14f0230a48 Improve documentation of Dired
161b0e5493 * lisp/bookmark.el (bookmark-alist): Doc fix. (Bug#29551)
Errors are already suppressed, therefore it is logical to suppress
warnings as well. Some macros (e.g., use-package) may produce
warnings when given the `elisp--witness--lisp' symbol.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp--local-variables): Let-bind
warning-minimum-log-level to :emergency.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-byte-code-comment-re):
Rename from emacs-list-byte-code-comment-re. Add doc string.
(elisp--byte-code-comment, elisp-byte-code-syntax-propertize):
Update for the above.
The function checkdoc-current-buffer may error if there are unbalanced
parens, for example, but this shouldn't disable the
elisp-flymake-checkdoc backend.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp-flymake-checkdoc): Use
ignore-errors.
Flymake backends that rely on sentinels running asynchronously and
checking buffer-local variables that hold running processes should
check for obsoleteness in the correct buffers, otherwise a (harmless)
warning might be triggered.
* doc/misc/flymake.texi (An annotated example backend):
Check buffer-local proc in the current buffer.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp-flymake-byte-compile):
Check buffer-local proc in the current buffer.
Discussed with Stefan that this should allow Flymake to request more
from backends in the future, while also allowing backends to report
more accurately.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp-flymake-checkdoc)
(elisp-flymake-byte-compile): Adjust to new API.
* lisp/progmodes/flymake-proc.el ()
(flymake-proc-legacy-flymake): Adjust to new API.
* lisp/progmodes/flymake.el (flymake-diagnostic-functions):
Review API again.
(flymake--handle-report): Allow other keys. Change ACTION to
REPORT-ACTION.
Most of this change is to boilerplate commentary such as license URLs.
This change was prompted by ftp://ftp.gnu.org's going-away party,
planned for November. Change these FTP URLs to https://ftp.gnu.org
instead. Make similar changes for URLs to other organizations moving
away from FTP. Also, change HTTP to HTTPS for URLs to gnu.org and
fsf.org when this works, as this will further help defend against
man-in-the-middle attacks (for this part I omitted the MS-DOS and
MS-Windows sources and the test tarballs to keep the workload down).
HTTPS is not fully working to lists.gnu.org so I left those URLs alone
for now.
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (elisp--highlight-function-argument):
Only switch to keyword-based searching if INDEX point beyond `&key' in
the argument list. All arguments prior to the `&key' are position
based. Additionally, be more strict about what is a keyword when
searching for the current keyword.
