Re: master c9cb59b 2/2: * etc/TODO: Entry about converting to defvar-keymap.

[Stefan Kangas]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> +** Convert defvar foo-mode-map to defvar-keymap
>> +Verify the conversion by comparing the value of the keymap before
>> +converting it and after (you can see the value in 'C-h v').
>
> Really?  What are the benefits of doing such a conversion?  I see only
> a lot of code churn and a risk of breaking things that are perfectly
> fine as they are.

I think this is a good entry-level exercise for someone who is looking
to start contributing to Emacs.  To minimize the risk, I added the
instruction that one should check the value before and after.

Please feel free to revert it if you disagree.

> And that goes for many of the changes in this direction you made
> lately, btw: why are we making all those changes for purely stylistic
> reasons?

Yes, I'm not making any friends doing that, am I?  :-)

Personally, I do such things when I don't have the time or energy to
invest in anything significant.  I can come up with other ways to
procrastinate, of course.