Re: customizing Emacs

["Paul Smith" <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com>]

%% Tuomas Pellonpera <tp58494@uta.fi> writes:

You're probably much better off asking on the gnu.emacs.help group.

  tp> (defun my-c-mode-common-hook ()
  tp>   ;; use Allman (BSD) style for all C like languages
  tp>   (c-set-style "bsd")
  tp>   ;; other customizations can go here
  tp>   ;; This is where something goes WRONG. :-(
  tp>   (c-style-alist (bsd c-basic-offet . 3))

Sorry, this is not even close the proper format :)

First, c-style-alist is a variable, not a function: here you're invoking
it like a function.  Second, the "value" you're trying to set it to is
not an alist.

Change the last line to this:

  (setq c-style-alist '(("bsd" (c-basic-offset . 3))))

and you should be much closer to where you want to be.

However, it seems to me that there is a better way of doing this.  I
once wrote a completely customized setup with CC Mode but it's been a
long time and I forget the nuances.  Folks on gnu.emacs.help (there's a
mailing list too: help-emacs@gnu.org) will be able to give you more
information.

HTH.

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