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Subject: Re: xemacs-20.0-b90's cperl-mode.el can't indent attached example
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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

> Adrian Aichner <aichner@ecf.teradyne.com> writes:
> 
> > This is just to let everybody know that cperl-mode works fine in
> > (emacs-version)
> 
> Yes, it seems so (save for the imenu, whatever imenu is).  I have two
> questions, though:
> 
> 1) Why doesn't cperl-mode do a (provide 'cperl-mode)??  When I do a
> (require 'cperl-mode), XEmacs loads it, and barfs about "required
> feature not provided".  Inspection of the code shows that it doesn't
> contain a single provide statement!  This patch makes it do the right
> thing, and I think it should be applied for 20.1/19.15 (maybe even
> 20.0):

[stuff elided]

> 2) Why isn't cperl-mode the default perl mode?  Is there a reason for
> it not to be?  As far as I understand, the default perl mode with
> XEmacs is garbage, and if cperl-mode works fine...?

I agree that it should provide 'cperl-mode, but shouldn't it also
provide 'perl-mode as well?  I think that would be especially true if
we make it the default (which I think is a good idea).


> Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> | Student at FER Zagreb, Croatia
> --------------------------------+--------------------------------
> Then...  his face does a complete change of expression.  It goes from
> a "Vengeance is mine" expression, to a "What the fuck" blank look.

Hunter

