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c88ab9ce 1;;; subr.el --- basic lisp subroutines for Emacs
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492878e4 3;;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
6
7;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
492878e4 9;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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10;; any later version.
11
12;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15;; GNU General Public License for more details.
16
17;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
19;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
20
630cc463 21;;; Code:
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23\f
24;;;; Lisp language features.
25
26(defmacro lambda (&rest cdr)
27 "Return a lambda expression.
28A call of the form (lambda ARGS DOCSTRING INTERACTIVE BODY) is
29self-quoting; the result of evaluating the lambda expression is the
30expression itself. The lambda expression may then be treated as a
31function, i. e. stored as the function value of a symbol, passed to
32funcall or mapcar, etcetera.
33ARGS should take the same form as an argument list for a `defun'.
34DOCSTRING should be a string, as described for `defun'. It may be omitted.
35INTERACTIVE should be a call to the function `interactive', which see.
36It may also be omitted.
37BODY should be a list of lisp expressions."
38 ;; Note that this definition should not use backquotes; subr.el should not
39 ;; depend on backquote.el.
40 (list 'function (cons 'lambda cdr)))
41
42;;(defmacro defun-inline (name args &rest body)
43;; "Create an \"inline defun\" (actually a macro).
44;;Use just like `defun'."
45;; (nconc (list 'defmacro name '(&rest args))
46;; (if (stringp (car body))
47;; (prog1 (list (car body))
48;; (setq body (or (cdr body) body))))
49;; (list (list 'cons (list 'quote
50;; (cons 'lambda (cons args body)))
51;; 'args))))
52
53\f
54;;;; Window tree functions.
55
492878e4 56(defun one-window-p (&optional nomini)
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57 "Returns non-nil if there is only one window.
58Optional arg NOMINI non-nil means don't count the minibuffer
59even if it is active."
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60 (let ((base-window (selected-window)))
61 (if (and nomini (eq base-window (minibuffer-window)))
62 (setq base-window (next-window base-window)))
63 (eq base-window
64 (next-window base-window (if nomini 'arg)))))
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0cc89026 66(defun walk-windows (proc &optional minibuf all-frames)
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67 "Cycle through all visible windows, calling PROC for each one.
68PROC is called with a window as argument.
69Optional second arg MINIBUF t means count the minibuffer window
70even if not active. If MINIBUF is neither t nor nil it means
71not to count the minibuffer even if it is active.
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73Optional third arg ALL-FRAMES, if t, means include all frames.
74ALL-FRAMES nil or omitted means cycle within the selected frame,
75but include the minibuffer window (if MINIBUF says so) that that
76frame uses, even if it is on another frame.
77If ALL-FRAMES is neither nil nor t, stick strictly to the selected frame."
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78 (let* ((walk-windows-start (selected-window))
79 (walk-windows-current walk-windows-start))
80 (while (progn
81 (setq walk-windows-current
0cc89026 82 (next-window walk-windows-current minibuf all-frames))
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83 (funcall proc walk-windows-current)
84 (not (eq walk-windows-current walk-windows-start))))))
85
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86\f
87;;;; Keymap support.
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88
89(defun undefined ()
90 (interactive)
91 (ding))
92
93;Prevent the \{...} documentation construct
94;from mentioning keys that run this command.
95(put 'undefined 'suppress-keymap t)
96
97(defun suppress-keymap (map &optional nodigits)
98 "Make MAP override all normally self-inserting keys to be undefined.
99Normally, as an exception, digits and minus-sign are set to make prefix args,
100but optional second arg NODIGITS non-nil treats them like other chars."
101 (let ((i 0))
102 (while (<= i 127)
103 (if (eql (lookup-key global-map (char-to-string i)) 'self-insert-command)
104 (define-key map (char-to-string i) 'undefined))
105 (setq i (1+ i))))
106 (or nodigits
107 (let (loop)
108 (define-key map "-" 'negative-argument)
109 ;; Make plain numbers do numeric args.
110 (setq loop ?0)
111 (while (<= loop ?9)
112 (define-key map (char-to-string loop) 'digit-argument)
113 (setq loop (1+ loop))))))
114
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115;Moved to keymap.c
116;(defun copy-keymap (keymap)
117; "Return a copy of KEYMAP"
118; (while (not (keymapp keymap))
119; (setq keymap (signal 'wrong-type-argument (list 'keymapp keymap))))
120; (if (vectorp keymap)
121; (copy-sequence keymap)
122; (copy-alist keymap)))
123
7f2c2edd 124(defun substitute-key-definition (olddef newdef keymap &optional oldmap prefix)
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125 "Replace OLDDEF with NEWDEF for any keys in KEYMAP now defined as OLDDEF.
126In other words, OLDDEF is replaced with NEWDEF where ever it appears.
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127If optional fourth argument OLDMAP is specified, we redefine
128in KEYMAP as NEWDEF those chars which are defined as OLDDEF in OLDMAP."
129 (or prefix (setq prefix ""))
130 (let* ((scan (or oldmap keymap))
131 (vec1 (vector nil))
132 (prefix1 (vconcat prefix vec1)))
133 ;; Scan OLDMAP, finding each char or event-symbol that
134 ;; has any definition, and act on it with hack-key.
135 (while (consp scan)
136 (if (consp (car scan))
137 (let ((char (car (car scan)))
138 (defn (cdr (car scan))))
139 ;; The inside of this let duplicates exactly
140 ;; the inside of the following let that handles array elements.
141 (aset vec1 0 char)
142 (aset prefix1 (length prefix) char)
143 (let (inner-def)
144 ;; Skip past menu-prompt.
145 (while (stringp (car-safe defn))
146 (setq defn (cdr defn)))
147 (setq inner-def defn)
148 (while (and (symbolp inner-def)
149 (fboundp inner-def))
150 (setq inner-def (symbol-function inner-def)))
151 (if (eq defn olddef)
152 (define-key keymap prefix1 newdef)
153 (if (keymapp defn)
154 (substitute-key-definition olddef newdef keymap
155 inner-def
156 prefix1)))))
157 (if (arrayp (car scan))
158 (let* ((array (car scan))
159 (len (length array))
160 (i 0))
161 (while (< i len)
162 (let ((char i) (defn (aref array i)))
163 ;; The inside of this let duplicates exactly
164 ;; the inside of the previous let.
165 (aset vec1 0 char)
166 (aset prefix1 (length prefix) char)
167 (let (inner-def)
168 ;; Skip past menu-prompt.
169 (while (stringp (car-safe defn))
170 (setq defn (cdr defn)))
171 (setq inner-def defn)
172 (while (and (symbolp inner-def)
173 (fboundp inner-def))
174 (setq inner-def (symbol-function inner-def)))
175 (if (eq defn olddef)
176 (define-key keymap prefix1 newdef)
177 (if (keymapp defn)
178 (substitute-key-definition olddef newdef keymap
179 inner-def
180 prefix1)))))
181 (setq i (1+ i))))))
182 (setq scan (cdr scan)))))
9a5336ae 183
06ae9cf2 184(defun define-key-after (keymap key definition after)
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185 "Add binding in KEYMAP for KEY => DEFINITION, right after AFTER's binding.
186This is like `define-key' except that the binding for KEY is placed
187just after the binding for the event AFTER, instead of at the beginning
188of the map.
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189The order matters when the keymap is used as a menu.
190KEY must contain just one event type--it must be a string or vector
191of length 1."
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192 (or (keymapp keymap)
193 (signal 'wrong-type-argument (list 'keymapp keymap)))
ab375e6c 194 (if (> (length key) 1)
626f67f3 195 (error "multi-event key specified in `define-key-after'"))
113d28a8 196 (let ((tail keymap) done inserted
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197 (first (aref key 0)))
198 (while (and (not done) tail)
199 ;; Delete any earlier bindings for the same key.
200 (if (eq (car-safe (car (cdr tail))) first)
201 (setcdr tail (cdr (cdr tail))))
202 ;; When we reach AFTER's binding, insert the new binding after.
203 ;; If we reach an inherited keymap, insert just before that.
113d28a8 204 ;; If we reach the end of this keymap, insert at the end.
4434d61b 205 (if (or (eq (car-safe (car tail)) after)
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206 (eq (car (cdr tail)) 'keymap)
207 (null (cdr tail)))
4434d61b 208 (progn
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209 ;; Stop the scan only if we find a parent keymap.
210 ;; Keep going past the inserted element
211 ;; so we can delete any duplications that come later.
212 (if (eq (car (cdr tail)) 'keymap)
213 (setq done t))
214 ;; Don't insert more than once.
215 (or inserted
216 (setcdr tail (cons (cons (aref key 0) definition) (cdr tail))))
217 (setq inserted t)))
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218 (setq tail (cdr tail)))))
219
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220(defun keyboard-translate (from to)
221 "Translate character FROM to TO at a low level.
222This function creates a `keyboard-translate-table' if necessary
223and then modifies one entry in it."
224 (or (arrayp keyboard-translate-table)
225 (setq keyboard-translate-table ""))
226 (if (or (> from (length keyboard-translate-table))
227 (> to (length keyboard-translate-table)))
228 (progn
229 (let* ((i (length keyboard-translate-table))
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230 (table (concat keyboard-translate-table
231 (make-string (- 256 i) 0))))
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232 (while (< i 256)
233 (aset table i i)
234 (setq i (1+ i)))
235 (setq keyboard-translate-table table))))
236 (aset keyboard-translate-table from to))
237
238\f
239;;;; The global keymap tree.
240
241;;; global-map, esc-map, and ctl-x-map have their values set up in
242;;; keymap.c; we just give them docstrings here.
243
244(defvar global-map nil
245 "Default global keymap mapping Emacs keyboard input into commands.
246The value is a keymap which is usually (but not necessarily) Emacs's
247global map.")
248
249(defvar esc-map nil
250 "Default keymap for ESC (meta) commands.
251The normal global definition of the character ESC indirects to this keymap.")
252
253(defvar ctl-x-map nil
254 "Default keymap for C-x commands.
255The normal global definition of the character C-x indirects to this keymap.")
256
257(defvar ctl-x-4-map (make-sparse-keymap)
258 "Keymap for subcommands of C-x 4")
059184dd 259(defalias 'ctl-x-4-prefix ctl-x-4-map)
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260(define-key ctl-x-map "4" 'ctl-x-4-prefix)
261
262(defvar ctl-x-5-map (make-sparse-keymap)
263 "Keymap for frame commands.")
059184dd 264(defalias 'ctl-x-5-prefix ctl-x-5-map)
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265(define-key ctl-x-map "5" 'ctl-x-5-prefix)
266
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268;;;; Event manipulation functions.
269
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270;; This code exists specifically to make sure that the
271;; resulting number does not appear in the .elc file.
272;; The number is negative on most machines, but not on all!
273(defconst listify-key-sequence-1
274 (lsh 1 7))
275(setq listify-key-sequence-1 (logior (lsh 1 23) listify-key-sequence-1))
276
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277(defun listify-key-sequence (key)
278 "Convert a key sequence to a list of events."
279 (if (vectorp key)
280 (append key nil)
281 (mapcar (function (lambda (c)
282 (if (> c 127)
114137b8 283 (logxor c listify-key-sequence-1)
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284 c)))
285 (append key nil))))
286
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287(defsubst eventp (obj)
288 "True if the argument is an event object."
289 (or (integerp obj)
290 (and (symbolp obj)
291 (get obj 'event-symbol-elements))
292 (and (consp obj)
293 (symbolp (car obj))
294 (get (car obj) 'event-symbol-elements))))
295
296(defun event-modifiers (event)
297 "Returns a list of symbols representing the modifier keys in event EVENT.
298The elements of the list may include `meta', `control',
1ce4cf38 299`shift', `hyper', `super', `alt', `click', `drag', and `down'."
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300 (let ((type event))
301 (if (listp type)
302 (setq type (car type)))
303 (if (symbolp type)
304 (cdr (get type 'event-symbol-elements))
305 (let ((list nil))
306 (or (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 23)))
307 (setq list (cons 'meta list)))
308 (or (and (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 22)))
309 (>= (logand type 127) 32))
310 (setq list (cons 'control list)))
311 (or (and (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 21)))
312 (= (logand type 255) (downcase (logand type 255))))
313 (setq list (cons 'shift list)))
314 (or (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 20)))
315 (setq list (cons 'hyper list)))
316 (or (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 19)))
317 (setq list (cons 'super list)))
318 (or (zerop (logand type (lsh 1 18)))
319 (setq list (cons 'alt list)))
320 list))))
321
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322(defun event-basic-type (event)
323 "Returns the basic type of the given event (all modifiers removed).
324The value is an ASCII printing character (not upper case) or a symbol."
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325 (if (consp event)
326 (setq event (car event)))
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327 (if (symbolp event)
328 (car (get event 'event-symbol-elements))
329 (let ((base (logand event (1- (lsh 1 18)))))
330 (downcase (if (< base 32) (logior base 64) base)))))
331
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332(defsubst mouse-movement-p (object)
333 "Return non-nil if OBJECT is a mouse movement event."
334 (and (consp object)
335 (eq (car object) 'mouse-movement)))
336
337(defsubst event-start (event)
338 "Return the starting position of EVENT.
339If EVENT is a mouse press or a mouse click, this returns the location
340of the event.
341If EVENT is a drag, this returns the drag's starting position.
342The return value is of the form
343 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
344The `posn-' functions access elements of such lists."
345 (nth 1 event))
346
347(defsubst event-end (event)
348 "Return the ending location of EVENT. EVENT should be a click or drag event.
349If EVENT is a click event, this function is the same as `event-start'.
350The return value is of the form
351 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
352The `posn-' functions access elements of such lists."
69b95560 353 (nth (if (consp (nth 2 event)) 2 1) event))
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354
355(defsubst posn-window (position)
356 "Return the window in POSITION.
357POSITION should be a list of the form
358 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
359as returned by the `event-start' and `event-end' functions."
360 (nth 0 position))
361
362(defsubst posn-point (position)
363 "Return the buffer location in POSITION.
364POSITION should be a list of the form
365 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
366as returned by the `event-start' and `event-end' functions."
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367 (if (consp (nth 1 position))
368 (car (nth 1 position))
369 (nth 1 position)))
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370
371(defsubst posn-col-row (position)
372 "Return the row and column in POSITION.
373POSITION should be a list of the form
374 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
375as returned by the `event-start' and `event-end' functions."
376 (nth 2 position))
377
378(defsubst posn-timestamp (position)
379 "Return the timestamp of POSITION.
380POSITION should be a list of the form
381 (WINDOW BUFFER-POSITION (COL . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
f415c00c 382as returned by the `event-start' and `event-end' functions."
0f03054a 383 (nth 3 position))
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386;;;; Obsolescent names for functions.
387
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388(defalias 'make-syntax-table 'copy-syntax-table)
389(defalias 'dot 'point)
390(defalias 'dot-marker 'point-marker)
391(defalias 'dot-min 'point-min)
392(defalias 'dot-max 'point-max)
393(defalias 'window-dot 'window-point)
394(defalias 'set-window-dot 'set-window-point)
395(defalias 'read-input 'read-string)
396(defalias 'send-string 'process-send-string)
397(defalias 'send-region 'process-send-region)
398(defalias 'show-buffer 'set-window-buffer)
399(defalias 'buffer-flush-undo 'buffer-disable-undo)
400(defalias 'eval-current-buffer 'eval-buffer)
401(defalias 'compiled-function-p 'byte-code-function-p)
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403;;; This name isn't mentioned in the manual, and we've been hoping to
404;;; phase it out, but there's still a lot of code out there, even for
405;;; Emacs 18.59, which uses mod. I'm going to let the byte compiler's
406;;; make-obsolete function to poke people a little more, and leave the
407;;; `mod' name around for a while longer.
059184dd 408(defalias 'mod '%)
d2ec8956 409
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410;; Some programs still use this as a function.
411(defun baud-rate ()
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412 "Obsolete function returning the value of the `baud-rate' variable.
413Please convert your programs to use the variable `baud-rate' directly."
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414 baud-rate)
415
416\f
417;;;; Alternate names for functions - these are not being phased out.
418
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419(defalias 'string= 'string-equal)
420(defalias 'string< 'string-lessp)
421(defalias 'move-marker 'set-marker)
422(defalias 'eql 'eq)
423(defalias 'not 'null)
424(defalias 'rplaca 'setcar)
425(defalias 'rplacd 'setcdr)
eb8c3be9 426(defalias 'beep 'ding) ;preserve lingual purity
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427(defalias 'indent-to-column 'indent-to)
428(defalias 'backward-delete-char 'delete-backward-char)
429(defalias 'search-forward-regexp (symbol-function 're-search-forward))
430(defalias 'search-backward-regexp (symbol-function 're-search-backward))
431(defalias 'int-to-string 'number-to-string)
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432
433;;; Should this be an obsolete name? If you decide it should, you get
434;;; to go through all the sources and change them.
059184dd 435(defalias 'string-to-int 'string-to-number)
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9a5336ae 437;;;; Hook manipulation functions.
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439(defun run-hooks (&rest hooklist)
440 "Takes hook names and runs each one in turn. Major mode functions use this.
441Each argument should be a symbol, a hook variable.
442These symbols are processed in the order specified.
443If a hook symbol has a non-nil value, that value may be a function
444or a list of functions to be called to run the hook.
445If the value is a function, it is called with no arguments.
446If it is a list, the elements are called, in order, with no arguments."
447 (while hooklist
448 (let ((sym (car hooklist)))
449 (and (boundp sym)
450 (symbol-value sym)
451 (let ((value (symbol-value sym)))
452 (if (and (listp value) (not (eq (car value) 'lambda)))
453 (mapcar 'funcall value)
454 (funcall value)))))
455 (setq hooklist (cdr hooklist))))
456
457;; Tell C code how to call this function.
458(defconst run-hooks 'run-hooks
459 "Variable by which C primitives find the function `run-hooks'.
460Don't change it.")
461
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462(defun add-hook (hook function &optional append)
463 "Add to the value of HOOK the function FUNCTION unless already present (it
464becomes the first hook on the list unless optional APPEND is non-nil, in
465which case it becomes the last). HOOK should be a symbol, and FUNCTION may be
466any valid function. HOOK's value should be a list of functions, not a single
467function. If HOOK is void, it is first set to nil."
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468 (or (boundp hook) (set hook nil))
469 (or (if (consp function)
470 ;; Clever way to tell whether a given lambda-expression
471 ;; is equal to anything in the hook.
472 (let ((tail (assoc (cdr function) (symbol-value hook))))
473 (equal function tail))
474 (memq function (symbol-value hook)))
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475 (set hook
476 (if append
477 (nconc (symbol-value hook) (list function))
478 (cons function (symbol-value hook))))))
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481;;;; Specifying things to do after certain files are loaded.
482
483(defun eval-after-load (file form)
484 "Arrange that, if FILE is ever loaded, FORM will be run at that time.
485This makes or adds to an entry on `after-load-alist'.
486FILE should be the name of a library, with no directory name."
487 (or (assoc file after-load-alist)
488 (setq after-load-alist (cons (list file) after-load-alist)))
489 (nconc (assoc file after-load-alist) (list form))
490 form)
491
492(defun eval-next-after-load (file)
493 "Read the following input sexp, and run it whenever FILE is loaded.
494This makes or adds to an entry on `after-load-alist'.
495FILE should be the name of a library, with no directory name."
496 (eval-after-load file (read)))
497
498\f
499;;;; Input and display facilities.
500
501(defun read-quoted-char (&optional prompt)
502 "Like `read-char', except that if the first character read is an octal
503digit, we read up to two more octal digits and return the character
504represented by the octal number consisting of those digits.
505Optional argument PROMPT specifies a string to use to prompt the user."
506 (let ((count 0) (code 0) char)
507 (while (< count 3)
508 (let ((inhibit-quit (zerop count))
509 (help-form nil))
510 (and prompt (message "%s-" prompt))
511 (setq char (read-char))
512 (if inhibit-quit (setq quit-flag nil)))
513 (cond ((null char))
514 ((and (<= ?0 char) (<= char ?7))
515 (setq code (+ (* code 8) (- char ?0))
516 count (1+ count))
517 (and prompt (message (setq prompt
518 (format "%s %c" prompt char)))))
519 ((> count 0)
520 (setq unread-command-events (list char) count 259))
521 (t (setq code char count 259))))
522 (logand 255 code)))
523
524(defun force-mode-line-update (&optional all)
525 "Force the mode-line of the current buffer to be redisplayed.
526With optional non-nil ALL then force then force redisplay of all mode-lines."
527 (if all (save-excursion (set-buffer (other-buffer))))
528 (set-buffer-modified-p (buffer-modified-p)))
529
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530(defun momentary-string-display (string pos &optional exit-char message)
531 "Momentarily display STRING in the buffer at POS.
532Display remains until next character is typed.
533If the char is EXIT-CHAR (optional third arg, default is SPC) it is swallowed;
534otherwise it is then available as input (as a command if nothing else).
535Display MESSAGE (optional fourth arg) in the echo area.
536If MESSAGE is nil, instructions to type EXIT-CHAR are displayed there."
537 (or exit-char (setq exit-char ?\ ))
538 (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
539 (modified (buffer-modified-p))
540 (name buffer-file-name)
541 insert-end)
542 (unwind-protect
543 (progn
544 (save-excursion
545 (goto-char pos)
546 ;; defeat file locking... don't try this at home, kids!
547 (setq buffer-file-name nil)
548 (insert-before-markers string)
549 (setq insert-end (point)))
550 (message (or message "Type %s to continue editing.")
551 (single-key-description exit-char))
3547c855 552 (let ((char (read-event)))
be9b65ac 553 (or (eq char exit-char)
dbc4e1c1 554 (setq unread-command-events (list char)))))
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555 (if insert-end
556 (save-excursion
557 (delete-region pos insert-end)))
558 (setq buffer-file-name name)
559 (set-buffer-modified-p modified))))
560
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561\f
562;;;; Miscellanea.
563
564(defun ignore (&rest ignore)
565 "Do nothing.
566Accept any number of arguments, but ignore them."
567 nil)
568
569(defun error (&rest args)
570 "Signal an error, making error message by passing all args to `format'."
571 (while t
572 (signal 'error (list (apply 'format args)))))
573
574(defun user-original-login-name ()
575 "Return user's login name from original login.
576This tries to remain unaffected by `su', by looking in environment variables."
577 (or (getenv "LOGNAME") (getenv "USER") (user-login-name)))
578
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579(defun start-process-shell-command (name buffer &rest args)
580 "Start a program in a subprocess. Return the process object for it.
581Args are NAME BUFFER COMMAND &rest COMMAND-ARGS.
582NAME is name for process. It is modified if necessary to make it unique.
583BUFFER is the buffer or (buffer-name) to associate with the process.
584 Process output goes at end of that buffer, unless you specify
585 an output stream or filter function to handle the output.
586 BUFFER may be also nil, meaning that this process is not associated
587 with any buffer
588Third arg is command name, the name of a shell command.
589Remaining arguments are the arguments for the command.
590Wildcards and redirection are handle as usual in the shell."
591 (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
592 (apply 'start-process name buffer args)
593 (start-process name buffer shell-file-name "-c"
594 (concat "exec " (mapconcat 'identity args " ")))))
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596(defmacro save-match-data (&rest body)
597 "Execute the BODY forms, restoring the global value of the match data."
598 (let ((original (make-symbol "match-data")))
599 (list
600 'let (list (list original '(match-data)))
601 (list 'unwind-protect
602 (cons 'progn body)
603 (list 'store-match-data original)))))
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605;; now in fns.c
606;(defun nth (n list)
607; "Returns the Nth element of LIST.
608;N counts from zero. If LIST is not that long, nil is returned."
609; (car (nthcdr n list)))
610;
611;(defun copy-alist (alist)
612; "Return a copy of ALIST.
613;This is a new alist which represents the same mapping
614;from objects to objects, but does not share the alist structure with ALIST.
615;The objects mapped (cars and cdrs of elements of the alist)
616;are shared, however."
617; (setq alist (copy-sequence alist))
618; (let ((tail alist))
619; (while tail
620; (if (consp (car tail))
621; (setcar tail (cons (car (car tail)) (cdr (car tail)))))
622; (setq tail (cdr tail))))
623; alist)
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624
625;;; subr.el ends here
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