Re: Problem with gnus-parameters

[Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

Hi Lars,

>> This is extremely cumulative, and lets the last setting win.  Are you
>> sure it's not working?
>
> I tried the following:
>
> (setq gnus-parameters
>   '(("gmane" (foo "lala"))
>     ("emacs" (foo "emacs"))))
>
> In most Gmane groups, `foo' got set to "lala".  In this group, which
> has "emacs" in its name, it got set to "emacs".

Yeah, yeah.  We already agree that all clauses are tested and the last
one determines the final value.  The left issue is that only the group
parameters of the last match are applied whereas group local variables
are applied cumulatively, meaning every match counts and later matches
may override values of previous matches.

BTW, in your example, foo is a group local variable because it's given
as a proper list, not a dotted pair.

Give this one a try:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq gnus-parameters
  '(("gmane"
     (gcc-self . t)
     (bar "blabla")
     (foo "lala"))
    ("emacs"
     (foo "emacs"))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Is gcc-self active in this group matching both gmane and emacs?  For me,
its not.  And is bar set here?  Yes, for me it is.

Bye,
Tassilo