Re: [PATCH] Don't quote symbols in defcustom types

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:12:54 +0300, Daniel Fleischer <danfl...@gmail.com> 
>>>>> said:

    Daniel> Robert Pluim [2022-06-14 Tue 11:28] wrote:
    >> A couple of places in org main quoted symbols in defcustom types, but
    >> the type itself is already quoted, so thatʼs not necessary.

    Daniel> Is it harmful though?

Thereʼs the absolutist argument of "itʼs wrong!", or the practical
argument of "it causes warnings when byte compiling". Take your pick.

    >> -          (const :tag "Overlays" 'overlays)
    >> -          (const :tag "Text properties" 'text-properties)))
    >> +          (const :tag "Overlays" overlays)
    >> +          (cnost :tag "Text properties" text-properties)))

    Daniel> Typo here `cnost`.

Of course there is. Murphy and all that. Updated patch attached

Robert
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>From 2c75a28bff8842f731611ebd7838c5f13122ac4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Pluim <rpl...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:15:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Don't quote symbols in defcustom types

* lisp/org-fold-core.el (org-fold-core-style):
* lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist-remote-files):
(org-persist-default-expiry):
Don't quote the symbol given as value for a const.
---
 lisp/org-fold-core.el | 4 ++--
 lisp/org-persist.el   | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-fold-core.el b/lisp/org-fold-core.el
index 5dda133fb..3ba63b725 100644
--- a/lisp/org-fold-core.el
+++ b/lisp/org-fold-core.el
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ (defcustom org-fold-core-style 'text-properties
   :group 'org
   :package-version '(Org . "9.6")
   :type '(choice
-          (const :tag "Overlays" 'overlays)
-          (const :tag "Text properties" 'text-properties)))
+          (const :tag "Overlays" overlays)
+          (const :tag "Text properties" text-properties)))
 
 (defvar-local org-fold-core-isearch-open-function #'org-fold-core--isearch-reveal
   "Function used to reveal hidden text found by isearch.
diff --git a/lisp/org-persist.el b/lisp/org-persist.el
index 068f58cec..ab1365220 100644
--- a/lisp/org-persist.el
+++ b/lisp/org-persist.el
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ (defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
                  (const :tag "Always" t)
                  (number :tag "Keep not more than X files")
-                 (const :tag "Check if exist on remote" 'check-existence)))
+                 (const :tag "Check if exist on remote" check-existence)))
 
 (defcustom org-persist-default-expiry 30
   "Default expiry condition for persistent data.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ (defcustom org-persist-default-expiry 30
 it should be a function returning non-nil when the data is expired.  The
 function will be called with a single argument - collection."
   :group 'org-persist
-  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" 'never)
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" never)
                  (const :tag "Always" nil)
                  (number :tag "Keep N days")
                  (function :tag "Function")))
-- 
2.35.1.607.gf01e51a7cf