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On May 17 2015, Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to implement some improvements to nnimap, so I'm trying to find
> my way around the Gnus source.
>
> One thing I stumbled upon is the use of "deffoo" and "defvoo". The help d=
id
> not help me at all ("The same as `defun', only register FUNC").
>
> Can someone explain what this macros do / how they differ from defun /
> defvar?

Mea culpa, I just found the explanations in the Gnus Reference Guide
(which, to my defense, is rather well hidden in the appendices).


Best,
-Nikolaus

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