Re: [PATCH] Add `nnregistry', for use in `gnus-refer-article-method'

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Hi!

Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

> On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:33:29 +0200 ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote: 
>
> LC> Hmm, I’m not convinced by ‘gnus-registry-install-nnregistry’ because:
>
> LC>   1. it does things under the hood;
>
> Where else would it operate?  Do you mean that every user should
> customize gnus-refer-article-method themselves?

Yes.  Personally I prefer setting the variable once for all, so it’s
purely declarative and clearer (to me).

> I guess that's possible but much easier to screw up.
>
> LC>   2. it /appends/ ‘nnregistry’ to ‘gnus-refer-article-method’, whereas
> LC>      it’s likely to perform better if it appears right after ‘current’.
>
> For the vast majority of Gnus users the two are the same.

It depends.  For instance, I have ‘(nnweb "gmane" (nnweb-type gmane))’
as the last resort, which is presumably slower than nnregistry.

WDYT?

Thanks,
Ludo’.