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[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / custom.el

diff --git a/lisp/custom.el b/lisp/custom.el
index e67ccfc..9a87bf6 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/custom.el
+++ b/lisp/custom.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; custom.el --- tools for declaring and initializing options
 ;;
 ;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-;;   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;
 ;; Author: Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>
 ;; Maintainer: FSF
@@ -113,10 +113,17 @@ For the standard setting, use `set-default'."
 
 (defun custom-initialize-delay (symbol value)
   "Delay initialization of SYMBOL to the next Emacs start.
-This is used in files that are preloaded, so that the initialization is
-done in the run-time context rather than the build-time context.
-This also has the side-effect that the (delayed) initialization is performed
-with the :setter."
+This is used in files that are preloaded (or for autoloaded
+variables), so that the initialization is done in the run-time
+context rather than the build-time context.  This also has the
+side-effect that the (delayed) initialization is performed with
+the :set function.
+
+For variables in preloaded files, you can simply use this
+function for the :initialize property.  For autoloaded variables,
+you will also need to add an autoload stanza calling this
+function, and another one setting the standard-value property.
+See `send-mail-function' in sendmail.el for an example."
   ;; Until the var is actually initialized, it is kept unbound.
   ;; This seemed to be at least as good as setting it to an arbitrary
   ;; value like nil (evaluating `value' is not an option because it