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The Great Cleanup Remove circular dependencies. mh-e.el now includes few require statements and stands alone. Other files should need to require mh-e.el, which requires mh-loaddefs.el, plus variable-only files such as mh-scan.el. Remove unneeded require statements. Remove unneeded load statements, or replace them with non-fatal require statements. Break out components into their own files that were often spread between many files. As a result, many functions that are now only used within a single file no longer need to be autoloaded. Rearrange and provide consistent headings. Untabify. * mh-acros.el: Update commentary to reflect current usage. Add autoload cookies to all macros. (mh-require-cl): Merge docstring and comment. (mh-do-in-xemacs): Fix typo in docstring. (assoc-string): Move to new file mh-compat.el. (with-mh-folder-updating, mh-in-show-buffer) (mh-do-at-event-location, mh-seq-msgs): Move here from mh-utils.el. (mh-iterate-on-messages-in-region, mh-iterate-on-range): Move here from mh-seq.el. * mh-alias.el (mh-address-mail-regexp) (mh-goto-address-find-address-at-point): Move here from mh-utils.el. (mh-folder-line-matches-show-buffer-p): Move here from mh-e.el. * mh-buffers.el: Update descriptive text. * mh-comp.el (mh-note-repl, mh-note-forw, mh-note-dist): Move to new file mh-scan.el. (mh-yank-hooks, mh-to-field-choices, mh-position-on-field) (mh-letter-menu, mh-letter-mode-help-messages) (mh-letter-buttons-init-flag, mh-letter-mode) (mh-font-lock-field-data, mh-letter-header-end) (mh-auto-fill-for-letter, mh-to-field, mh-to-fcc) (mh-file-is-vcard-p, mh-insert-signature, mh-check-whom) (mh-insert-letter, mh-extract-from-attribution, mh-yank-cur-msg) (mh-filter-out-non-text, mh-insert-prefix-string) (mh-current-fill-prefix, mh-open-line, mh-complete-word) (mh-folder-expand-at-point, mh-letter-complete-function-alist) (mh-letter-complete, mh-letter-complete-or-space) (mh-letter-confirm-address, mh-letter-header-field-at-point) (mh-letter-next-header-field-or-indent) (mh-letter-next-header-field, mh-letter-previous-header-field) (mh-letter-skipped-header-field-p) (mh-letter-skip-leading-whitespace-in-header-field) (mh-hidden-header-keymap) (mh-letter-toggle-header-field-display-button) (mh-letter-toggle-header-field-display) (mh-letter-truncate-header-field, mh-letter-mode-map): Move to new file mh-letter.el. (mh-letter-mode-map, mh-sent-from-folder, mh-send-args) (mh-pgp-support-flag, mh-x-mailer-string) (mh-letter-header-field-regexp): Move to mh-e.el. (mh-goto-header-field, mh-goto-header-end) (mh-extract-from-header-value, mh-beginning-of-word): Move to mh-utils.el. (mh-insert-header-separator): Move to mh-comp.el. (mh-display-completion-list-compat): Move to new file mh-compat.el. * mh-compat.el: New file. (assoc-string): Move here from mh-acros.el. (mh-display-completion-list): Move here from mh-comp.el. * mh-customize.el: Move content into mh-e.el and remove. * mh-e.el (mh-folder-mode-map, mh-folder-seq-tool-bar-map) (mh-folder-tool-bar-map, mh-inc-spool-map, mh-letter-mode-map) (mh-letter-tool-bar-map, mh-search-mode-map, mh-show-mode-map) (mh-show-seq-tool-bar-map, mh-show-tool-bar-map): All maps now declared here so that they can be used in docstrings. (mh-sent-from-folder, mh-sent-from-msg) (mh-letter-header-field-regexp, mh-pgp-support-flag) (mh-x-mailer-string): Move here from mh-comp.el. (mh-folder-line-matches-show-buffer-p): Move to mh-alias.el. (mh-thread-scan-line-map, mh-thread-scan-line-map-stack): Move here from mh-seq.el. (mh-draft-folder, mh-inbox, mh-user-path, mh-current-folder) (mh-previous-window-config, mh-seen-list, mh-seq-list) (mh-show-buffer, mh-showing-mode, mh-globals-hash) (mh-show-folder-buffer, mh-mail-header-separator) (mh-unseen-seq, mh-previous-seq, mh-page-to-next-msg-flag) (mh-signature-separator, mh-signature-separator-regexp) (mh-list-to-string, mh-list-to-string-1): Move here from mh-utils.el. (mh-index-max-cmdline-args, mh-xargs, mh-quote-for-shell) (mh-exec-cmd, mh-exec-cmd-error, mh-exec-cmd-daemon) (mh-exec-cmd-env-daemon, mh-process-daemon, mh-exec-cmd-quiet) (mh-exec-cmd-output) (mh-exchange-point-and-mark-preserving-active-mark) (mh-exec-lib-cmd-output, mh-handle-process-error): Move here from deprecated file mh-exec.el. (mh-path): Move here from deprecated file mh-customize.el. (mh-sys-path, mh-variants, mh-variant-in-use, mh-progs, mh-lib) (mh-flists-present-flag, mh-variants, mh-variant-mh-info) (mh-variant-mu-mh-info, mh-variant-nmh-info, mh-file-command-p) (mh-variant-set-variant, mh-variant-p, mh-profile-component) (mh-profile-component-value, mh-defface-compat): Move here from deprecated file mh-init.el. (mh-goto-next-button, mh-folder-mime-action) (mh-folder-toggle-mime-part, mh-folder-inline-mime-part) (mh-folder-save-mime-part, mh-toggle-mime-buttons): Move to to mh-mime.el. (mh-scan-format-mh, mh-scan-format-nmh, mh-note-deleted) (mh-note-refiled, mh-note-cur, mh-scan-good-msg-regexp) (mh-scan-deleted-msg-regexp, mh-scan-refiled-msg-regexp) (mh-scan-valid-regexp, mh-scan-cur-msg-number-regexp) (mh-scan-date-regexp, mh-scan-rcpt-regexp, mh-scan-body-regexp) (mh-scan-subject-regexp, mh-scan-sent-to-me-sender-regexp) (mh-scan-cmd-note-width, mh-scan-destination-width) (mh-scan-date-width, mh-scan-date-flag-width) (mh-scan-from-mbox-width, mh-scan-from-mbox-sep-width) (mh-scan-field-destination-offset) (mh-scan-field-from-start-offset, mh-scan-field-from-end-offset) (mh-scan-field-subject-start-offset, mh-scan-format) (mh-msg-num-width-to-column, mh-set-cmd-note): Move to new file mh-scan.el. (mh-partial-folder-mode-line-annotation) (mh-folder-font-lock-keywords, mh-folder-font-lock-subject) (mh-generate-sequence-font-lock, mh-last-destination) (mh-last-destination-write, mh-first-msg-num, mh-last-msg-num) (mh-rmail, mh-nmail, mh-delete-msg, mh-delete-msg-no-motion) (mh-execute-commands, mh-first-msg, mh-header-display) (mh-inc-folder, mh-last-msg, mh-next-undeleted-msg) (mh-folder-from-address, mh-prompt-for-refile-folder) (mh-refile-msg, mh-refile-or-write-again, mh-quit, mh-page-msg) (mh-previous-page, mh-previous-undeleted-msg) (mh-previous-unread-msg, mh-next-button, mh-prev-button) (mh-reset-threads-and-narrowing, mh-rescan-folder) (mh-write-msg-to-file, mh-toggle-showing, mh-undo) (mh-visit-folder, mh-update-sequences, mh-delete-a-msg) (mh-refile-a-msg, mh-next-msg, mh-next-unread-msg) (mh-set-scan-mode, mh-undo-msg, mh-make-folder) (mh-folder-sequence-menu, mh-folder-message-menu) (mh-folder-folder-menu, mh-remove-xemacs-horizontal-scrollbar) (mh-write-file-functions-compat, mh-folder-mode) (mh-restore-desktop-buffer, mh-scan-folder) (mh-regenerate-headers, mh-generate-new-cmd-note) (mh-get-new-mail, mh-make-folder-mode-line, mh-goto-cur-msg) (mh-process-or-undo-commands, mh-process-commands) (mh-update-unseen, mh-delete-scan-msgs) (mh-outstanding-commands-p): Move to new file mh-folder.el. (mh-mapc, mh-colors-available-p, mh-colors-in-use-p) (mh-make-local-vars, mh-coalesce-msg-list, mh-greaterp) (mh-lessp): Move to mh-utils.el. (mh-parse-flist-output-line, mh-folder-size-folder) (mh-folder-size-flist, mh-folder-size, mh-add-sequence-notation) (mh-remove-sequence-notation, mh-remove-cur-notation) (mh-remove-all-notation, mh-delete-seq-locally) (mh-read-folder-sequences, mh-read-msg-list) (mh-notate-user-sequences, mh-internal-seqs, mh-internal-seq) (mh-valid-seq-p, mh-delete-msg-from-seq, mh-catchup) (mh-delete-a-msg-from-seq, mh-undefine-sequence) (mh-define-sequence, mh-seq-containing-msg): Move to mh-seq.el. (mh-xemacs-flag) (mh-customize, mh-e, mh-alias, mh-folder, mh-folder-selection) (mh-identity, mh-inc, mh-junk, mh-letter, mh-ranges) (mh-scan-line-formats, mh-search, mh-sending-mail, mh-sequences) (mh-show, mh-speedbar, mh-thread, mh-tool-bar, mh-hooks) (mh-faces, mh-alias-completion-ignore-case-flag) (mh-alias-expand-aliases-flag, mh-alias-flash-on-comma) (mh-alias-insert-file, mh-alias-insertion-location) (mh-alias-local-users, mh-alias-local-users-prefix) (mh-alias-passwd-gecos-comma-separator-flag) (mh-new-messages-folders, mh-ticked-messages-folders) (mh-large-folder, mh-recenter-summary-flag) (mh-recursive-folders-flag, mh-sortm-args) (mh-default-folder-for-message-function, mh-default-folder-list) (mh-default-folder-must-exist-flag, mh-default-folder-prefix) (mh-identity-list, mh-auto-fields-list) (mh-auto-fields-prompt-flag, mh-identity-default) (mh-identity-handlers, mh-inc-prog, mh-inc-spool-list) (mh-junk-choice, mh-junk-function-alist, mh-junk-choose) (mh-junk-background, mh-junk-disposition, mh-junk-program) (mh-compose-insertion, mh-compose-skipped-header-fields) (mh-compose-space-does-completion-flag) (mh-delete-yanked-msg-window-flag) (mh-extract-from-attribution-verb, mh-ins-buf-prefix) (mh-letter-complete-function, mh-letter-fill-column) (mh-mml-method-default, mh-signature-file-name) (mh-signature-separator-flag, mh-x-face-file, mh-yank-behavior) (mh-interpret-number-as-range-flag, mh-adaptive-cmd-note-flag) (mh-scan-format-file-check, mh-scan-format-file) (mh-adaptive-cmd-note-flag-check, mh-scan-prog) (mh-search-program, mh-compose-forward-as-mime-flag) (mh-compose-letter-function, mh-compose-prompt-flag) (mh-forward-subject-format, mh-insert-x-mailer-flag) (mh-redist-full-contents-flag, mh-reply-default-reply-to) (mh-reply-show-message-flag, mh-refile-preserves-sequences-flag) (mh-tick-seq, mh-update-sequences-after-mh-show-flag) (mh-bury-show-buffer-flag, mh-clean-message-header-flag) (mh-decode-mime-flag, mh-display-buttons-for-alternatives-flag) (mh-display-buttons-for-inline-parts-flag) (mh-do-not-confirm-flag, mh-fetch-x-image-url) (mh-graphical-smileys-flag, mh-graphical-emphasis-flag) (mh-highlight-citation-style) (mh-invisible-header-fields-internal) (mh-delay-invisible-header-generation-flag) (mh-invisible-header-fields, mh-invisible-header-fields-default) (mh-invisible-header-fields-compiled, mh-invisible-headers) (mh-lpr-command-format, mh-max-inline-image-height) (mh-max-inline-image-width, mh-mhl-format-file) (mh-mime-save-parts-default-directory, mh-print-background-flag) (mh-show-maximum-size, mh-show-use-goto-addr-flag) (mh-show-use-xface-flag, mh-store-default-directory) (mh-summary-height, mh-speed-update-interval) (mh-show-threads-flag, mh-tool-bar-search-function) (mh-after-commands-processed-hook, mh-alias-reloaded-hook) (mh-before-commands-processed-hook, mh-before-quit-hook) (mh-before-send-letter-hook, mh-delete-msg-hook) (mh-find-path-hook, mh-folder-mode-hook, mh-forward-hook) (mh-inc-folder-hook, mh-insert-signature-hook) (mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks, mh-letter-mode-hook) (mh-mh-to-mime-hook, mh-search-mode-hook, mh-quit-hook) (mh-refile-msg-hook, mh-show-hook, mh-show-mode-hook) (mh-unseen-updated-hook, mh-min-colors-defined-flag) (mh-folder-address, mh-folder-body) (mh-folder-cur-msg-number, mh-folder-date, mh-folder-deleted) (mh-folder-followup, mh-folder-msg-number, mh-folder-refiled) (mh-folder-sent-to-me-hint, mh-folder-sent-to-me-sender) (mh-folder-subject, mh-folder-tick, mh-folder-to) (mh-search-folder, mh-letter-header-field, mh-show-cc) (mh-show-date, mh-show-from, mh-show-header, mh-show-pgg-bad) (mh-show-pgg-good, mh-show-pgg-unknown, mh-show-signature) (mh-show-subject, mh-show-to, mh-show-xface, mh-speedbar-folder) (mh-speedbar-folder-with-unseen-messages) (mh-speedbar-selected-folder) (mh-speedbar-selected-folder-with-unseen-messages): Move here from deprecated file mh-customize.el. * mh-exec.el: Move content into mh-e.el and remove. * mh-folder.el: New file. Contains mh-folder-mode from mh-e.el * mh-funcs.el (mh-note-copied, mh-note-printed): Move to new file mh-scan.el. (mh-ephem-message, mh-help, mh-prefix-help): Move to mh-utils.el. * mh-gnus.el (mm-uu-dissect-text-parts): Add. (mh-mail-abbrev-make-syntax-table): Move to mh-utils.el and rename to mail-abbrev-make-syntax-table. * mh-identity.el (mh-identity-menu): New variable for existing menu. (mh-identity-make-menu-no-autoload): New alias for mh-identity-make-menu which can be called from mh-e.el. (mh-identity-list-set): Move to mh-e.el. (mh-identity-add-menu): New function (mh-insert-identity): Add optional argument maybe-insert so that local variable mh-identity-local does not have to be visible. (mh-identity-handler-default): * mh-inc.el (mh-inc-spool-map): Move declaration to mh-e.el (with rest of keymaps). Update key binding for ? to call mh-help with help messages in new argument. (mh-inc-spool-make-no-autoload): New alias for mh-inc-spool-make which can be called from mh-e.el. (mh-inc-spool-list-set): Simplify update of mh-inc-spool-map-help. * mh-init.el: Move content into mh-e.el and remove. * mh-junk.el: Update requires, untabify, and add mh-autoload cookies. * mh-letter.el: New file. Contains mh-letter-mode from mh-comp.el. * mh-limit.el: New file. Contains display limit commands from mh-mime.el. * mh-mime.el: Rearrange for consistency with other files. (mh-buffer-data, mh-mm-inline-media-tests): Move here from mh-utils.el. (mh-folder-inline-mime-part, mh-folder-save-mime-part) (mh-folder-toggle-mime-part, mh-toggle-mime-buttons) (mh-goto-next-button): Move here from mh-e.el. * mh-print.el: Rearrange for consistency with other files. * mh-scan.el: New file. Contains scan line constants and utilities from XXX, mh-funcs, mh-utils.el. * mh-search.el: Rearrange for consistency with other files. (mh-search-mode-map): Drop C-c C-f {dr} bindings since these fields which don't exist in the saved header. Replace C-c C-f f with C-c C-f m per mail-mode consistency. (mh-search-mode): Use mh-set-help instead of setting mh-help-messages. * mh-seq.el (mh-thread-message, mh-thread-container) (mh-thread-id-hash, mh-thread-subject-hash, mh-thread-id-table) (mh-thread-id-index-map, mh-thread-index-id-map) (mh-thread-scan-line-map, mh-thread-scan-line-map-stack) (mh-thread-subject-container-hash, mh-thread-duplicates) (mh-thread-history, mh-thread-body-width) (mh-thread-find-msg-subject mh-thread-initialize-hash) (mh-thread-initialize, mh-thread-id-container) (mh-thread-remove-parent-link, mh-thread-add-link) (mh-thread-ancestor-p, mh-thread-get-message-container) (mh-thread-get-message, mh-thread-canonicalize-id) (mh-thread-prune-subject, mh-thread-container-subject) (mh-thread-rewind-pruning, mh-thread-prune-containers) (mh-thread-sort-containers, mh-thread-group-by-subject) (mh-thread-process-in-reply-to, mh-thread-set-tables) (mh-thread-update-id-index-maps, mh-thread-generate) (mh-thread-inc, mh-thread-generate-scan-lines) (mh-thread-parse-scan-line, mh-thread-update-scan-line-map) (mh-thread-add-spaces, mh-thread-print-scan-lines) (mh-thread-folder, mh-toggle-threads, mh-thread-forget-message) (mh-thread-current-indentation-level, mh-thread-next-sibling) (mh-thread-previous-sibling, mh-thread-immediate-ancestor) (mh-thread-ancestor, mh-thread-find-children) (mh-message-id-regexp, mh-thread-delete, mh-thread-refile): Move to new file mh-thread.el. (mh-subject-to-sequence, mh-subject-to-sequence-unthreaded) (mh-subject-to-sequence-threaded, mh-edit-pick-expr) (mh-pick-args-list, mh-narrow-to-subject, mh-narrow-to-from) (mh-narrow-to-cc, mh-narrow-to-to, mh-narrow-to-header-field) (mh-current-message-header-field, mh-narrow-to-range) (mh-delete-subject, mh-delete-subject-or-thread): Move to new file mh-limit.el. (mh-iterate-on-messages-in-region, mh-iterate-on-range): Move to mh-acros.el. (mh-internal-seqs, mh-catchup, mh-delete-msg-from-seq) (mh-internal-seq, mh-valid-seq-p, mh-seq-containing-msg) (mh-define-sequence, mh-undefine-sequence) (mh-delete-a-msg-from-seq, mh-delete-seq-locally) (mh-folder-size, mh-folder-size-flist, mh-folder-size-folder) (mh-parse-flist-output-line, mh-read-folder-sequences) (mh-read-msg-list, mh-notate-user-sequences) (mh-remove-cur-notation, mh-add-sequence-notation) (mh-remove-sequence-notation, mh-remove-all-notation): Move here from mh-e.el. (mh-make-seq, mh-seq-name, mh-find-seq, mh-seq-to-msgs) (mh-add-msgs-to-seq, mh-notate): Move here from mh-utils.el. * mh-show.el: New file. Contains mh-show-mode from mh-utils.el. * mh-speed.el: Rearrange for consistency with other files. * mh-thread.el: New file. Contains threading code from mh-seq.el. * mh-tool-bar.el: New file. Contains tool bar creation code from deprecated file mh-customize.el. * mh-utils.el (recursive-load-depth-limit): Remove setting. No longer needed. (mh-scan-msg-number-regexp, mh-scan-msg-overflow-regexp) (mh-scan-msg-format-regexp, mh-scan-msg-format-string) (mh-scan-msg-search-regexp, mh-cmd-note, mh-note-seq) (mh-update-scan-format, mh-msg-num-width): Move to new file mh-scan.el. (mh-show-buffer-mode-line-buffer-id, mh-letter-header-font-lock) (mh-header-field-font-lock, mh-header-to-font-lock) (mh-header-cc-font-lock, mh-header-subject-font-lock) (mh-show-font-lock-keywords) (mh-show-font-lock-keywords-with-cite) (mh-show-font-lock-fontify-region) (mh-gnus-article-highlight-citation, mh-showing-with-headers) (mh-start-of-uncleaned-message, mh-invalidate-show-buffer) (mh-unvisit-file, mh-defun-show-buffer, mh-show-mode-map) (mh-show-sequence-menu, mh-show-message-menu) (mh-show-folder-menu, mh-show-mode, mh-show-addr) (mh-maybe-show, mh-show, mh-show-msg, mh-show-unquote-From) (mh-msg-folder, mh-display-msg, mh-clean-msg-header): Move to new file mh-show.el. (mh-mail-header-separator, mh-signature-separator-regexp) (mh-signature-separator, mh-globals-hash, mh-user-path) (mh-draft-folder, mh-unseen-seq, mh-previous-seq, mh-inbox) (mh-previous-window-config, mh-current-folder mh-show-buffer) (mh-showing-mode, mh-show-mode-map, mh-show-folder-buffer) (mh-showing-mode, mh-seq-list, mh-seen-list, mh-summary-height) (mh-list-to-string, mh-list-to-string-1): Move to mh-e.el. (mh-buffer-data, mh-mm-inline-media-tests): Move to mh-mime.el. (mh-address-mail-regexp, mh-goto-address-find-address-at-point): Move to mh-alias.el. (mh-letter-font-lock-keywords): Move to new file mh-letter.el. (mh-folder-filename, mh-msg-count, mh-recenter, mh-msg-filename) (mh-show-mouse, mh-modify, mh-goto-msg, mh-set-folder-modified-p): Move to new file mh-folder.el. (with-mh-folder-updating, mh-in-show-buffer) (mh-do-at-event-location, mh-seq-msgs): Moved to mh-acros.el. (mh-make-seq, mh-seq-name, mh-notate, mh-find-seq) (mh-seq-to-msgs, mh-add-msgs-to-seq, mh-canonicalize-sequence): Moved to mh-seq.el. (mh-show-xface-function, mh-uncompface-executable, mh-face-to-png) (mh-uncompface, mh-icontopbm, mh-face-foreground-compat) (mh-face-background-compat, mh-face-display-function) (mh-show-xface, mh-picon-directory-list) (mh-picon-existing-directory-list) (mh-picon-cache, mh-picon-image-types) (mh-picon-set-directory-list, mh-picon-get-image) (mh-picon-file-contents, mh-picon-generate-path) (mh-x-image-cache-directory, mh-x-image-scaling-function) (mh-wget-executable, mh-wget-choice, mh-wget-option) (mh-x-image-temp-file, mh-x-image-url, mh-x-image-marker) (mh-x-image-url-cache-file, mh-x-image-scale-with-pnm) (mh-x-image-scale-with-convert) (url-unreserved-chars, url-hexify-string) (mh-x-image-url-cache-canonicalize) (mh-x-image-set-download-state, mh-x-image-get-download-state) (mh-x-image-url-fetch-image, mh-x-image-display) (mh-x-image-scale-and-display, mh-x-image-url-sane-p) (mh-x-image-url-display): Move to new file mh-xface.el. (mh-logo-display): Call mh-image-load-path. (mh-find-path-run, mh-find-path): Move here from deprecated file mh-init.el. (mh-help-messages): Now an alist of modes to an alist of messages. (mh-set-help): New function used to set mh-help-messages (mh-help): Adjust for new format of mh-help-messages. Add help-messages argument. (mh-prefix-help): Refactor to use mh-help. (mh-coalesce-msg-list, mh-greaterp, mh-lessp): Move here from mh-e.el. (mh-clear-sub-folders-cache): New function added to avoid exposing mh-sub-folders-cache variable. * mh-xface.el: New file. Contains X-Face and Face header field display routines from mh-utils.el.

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The files `vlimit.h', `ioclt.h' and `param.h' are stubs to
allow compilation on VMS with the minimum amount of #ifdefs.

`uaf.h' contains VMS uaf structure definitions.  This is only needed if
you define READ_SYSUAF.  This should only be done for single-user
systems where you are not overly concerned with security, since it
either requires that you install Emacs with SYSPRV or make SYSUAF.DAT
world readable.  Otherwise, Emacs can determine information about the
current user, but no one else.