# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 744276204 0
# Node ID b9ce445fb406af9815d3ebf8aefe6dec0e653b3c
# Parent  3356419b94c131c13172787a22bee3c13a275e2e
(remove-hook): Doc string added.
Change a single function into a list.

diff -r 3356419b94c1 -r b9ce445fb406 lisp/emacs-lisp/lucid.el
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lucid.el	Mon Aug 02 07:23:07 1993 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lucid.el	Mon Aug 02 07:23:24 1993 +0000
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@
 	(setcdr tail new-parent))))
 
 (defun remove-hook (hook-var function)
+  "Remove a function from a hook, if it is present.
+First argument HOOK-VAR (a symbol) is the name of a hook, second
+ argument FUNCTION is the function to remove (compared with `eq')."
   (if (boundp 'hook-var)
-      (set hook-var (delq function (symbol-value hook-var)))))
+      (let ((old (symbol-value hook-var)))
+	;; If the hook value is a single function, turn it into a list.
+	(if (or (not (listp old)) (eq (car old) 'lambda))
+	    (set hook-var (list old)))
+	;; Now delete FUNCTION.
+	(set hook-var (delq function (symbol-value hook-var))))))
 
 (defun remprop (symbol prop)
   (let ((plist (symbol-plist symbol)))