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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: help-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: show all the advise
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:27:08 +0800

>>>>> "MH" == Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:
MH> jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

>> (info "(elisp) Advising Functions") should mention how to see all the
>> advice currently present. Just like
>> $ set
>> in bash shows all the shell variables.

MH> The variable `ad-advised-functions' could be a good starting point.  And you
MH> can use (ad-get-advice-info 'some-fun) to retrieve advice information of
MH> `some-fun'.  Those could be combined if you want.

OK, I'll CC bug-gnu-emacs. Maybe they can add a show-all-advice
function...

Message #8 received at 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, help-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10501: show all the advise
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:13:43 +0200

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

>>> (info "(elisp) Advising Functions") should mention how to see all the
>>> advice currently present. Just like
>>> $ set
>>> in bash shows all the shell variables.
>
> MH> The variable `ad-advised-functions' could be a good starting point.  And you
> MH> can use (ad-get-advice-info 'some-fun) to retrieve advice information of
> MH> `some-fun'.  Those could be combined if you want.
>
> OK, I'll CC bug-gnu-emacs. Maybe they can add a show-all-advice
> function...

What's the use case here?

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #13 received at 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, help-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10501: show all the advise
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:31:19 +0800

>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
LI> jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

>>>> (info "(elisp) Advising Functions") should mention how to see all the
>>>> advice currently present. Just like
>>>> $ set
>>>> in bash shows all the shell variables.
>> 
MH> The variable `ad-advised-functions' could be a good starting point.  And you
MH> can use (ad-get-advice-info 'some-fun) to retrieve advice information of
MH> `some-fun'.  Those could be combined if you want.
>> 
>> OK, I'll CC bug-gnu-emacs. Maybe they can add a show-all-advice
>> function...

LI> What's the use case here?

Well, just like one would like to know where all the money lying around
the house is, instead of spending hours looking through all the drawers,
clothes closets and coat pockets.

Message #16 received at 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, help-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, 10501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10501: show all the advise
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 10:03:17 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> Well, just like one would like to know where all the money lying around
> the house is, instead of spending hours looking through all the drawers,
> clothes closets and coat pockets.

Sorry, that doesn't seem to be a use case.  You can write such a
function easily yourself if you're just curious, but I don't see this as
being generally useful, so I'm closing this bug report.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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