comparison lispref/advice.texi @ 51883:0eb7f2196a0c

Minor cleanups of previous changes.

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@cindex activating advice
@cindex advice, activating

By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when
you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised.  However
the advice will be automatically activated when the function is
defined or redefined later.  You can request the activation of advice
for a function when you define the advice, by specifying the
@code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}.  But normally you
activate the advice for a function by calling the function
@code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands listed
below.

Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits
you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without
redefining the function over and over as each advice is added.  More
importantly, it permits defining advice for a function before that

last time it was activated.
@end deffn

@deffn Command ad-start-advice
Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
redefined.  This mode is turned on by default.
@end deffn

@deffn Command ad-stop-advice
Turn off automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
redefined.

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@cindex activating advice
@cindex advice, activating

By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when
you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised.  However
the advice will be automatically activated if the function is defined
or redefined later.  You can request the activation of advice for a
function when you define the advice, by specifying the @code{activate}
flag in the @code{defadvice}.  But normally you activate the advice
for a function by calling the function @code{ad-activate} or one of
the other activation commands listed below.

Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits
you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without
redefining the function over and over as each advice is added.  More
importantly, it permits defining advice for a function before that

last time it was activated.
@end deffn

@deffn Command ad-start-advice
Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
redefined.  This is the default mode.
@end deffn

@deffn Command ad-stop-advice
Turn off automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
redefined.