RE: [External] : add-hook without need for intermediate functions

[uzibalqa]

------- Original Message -------
On Saturday, June 10th, 2023 at 5:15 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> 
wrote:


> > I do not follow how to extract the information in your link to answer my
> > question.
> > My focus is only about a simple minor mode rather than a globalised one.
> 
> 
> Reread what you asked:
> 
> Does not needing a `turn-on-foo-mode' function
> apply to all modes, including minor modes?
> 
> The doc I cited tells you that that not-needing
> doesn't apply to globalized minor modes.
> 
> That's the only occurrence of "turn-on" in the
> Elisp manual.


I mean this 

(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook #'foo-minor-mode)

versus this

(defun turn-on-foo ()
  "Enable foo"
  (foo-minor-mode 1)
)

(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook #'turn-on-foo)