From: morioka <morioka>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:03:07 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (gnus-version-number): Update to 6.2.4.
X-Git-Tag: gnus-6_7-tomo-199811302358~39
X-Git-Url: http://git.chise.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=46d9a5f3f3a9fab4c1416b93e55e50e684da24e0;p=elisp%2Fgnus.git-

(gnus-version-number): Update to 6.2.4.
Sync up with Gnus 5.6.7.
---

diff --git a/lisp/gnus.el b/lisp/gnus.el
index 482420a..682359f 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus.el
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ is restarted, and sometimes reloaded."
   :link '(custom-manual "(gnus)Exiting Gnus")
   :group 'gnus)
 
-(defconst gnus-version-number "6.2.3"
+(defconst gnus-version-number "6.2.4"
   "Version number for this version of gnus.")
 
 (defconst gnus-version
-  (format "Semi-gnus %s (based on Gnus 5.6.6; for SEMI 1.3)"
+  (format "Semi-gnus %s (based on Gnus 5.6.7; for SEMI 1.3)"
           gnus-version-number)
   "Version string for this version of gnus.")
 
@@ -708,7 +708,12 @@ All other Gnus path variables are initialized from this variable."
 
 (defcustom gnus-directory (or (getenv "SAVEDIR")
 			      (nnheader-concat gnus-home-directory "News/"))
-  "*Directory variable from which all other Gnus file variables are derived."
+  "*Directory variable from which all other Gnus file variables are derived.
+
+Note that Gnus is mostly loaded when the `.gnus.el' file is read.
+This means that other directory variables that are initialized from
+this variable won't be set properly if you set this variable in `.gnus.el'.
+Set this variable in `.emacs' instead."
   :group 'gnus-files
   :type 'directory)
 
@@ -2411,10 +2416,19 @@ also examines the topic parameters."
 
 (defun gnus-group-parameter-value (params symbol &optional allow-list)
   "Return the value of SYMBOL in group PARAMS."
-  (or (car (memq symbol params))	; It's either a simple symbol, 
-      (and (or allow-list
-	       (atom (cdr (assq symbol params)))) ; and it's not a local variable
-	   (cdr (assq symbol params))))) ; but a cons.
+  ;; We only wish to return group parameters (dotted lists) and
+  ;; not local variables, which may have the same names.
+  ;; But first we handle single elements...
+  (or (car (memq symbol params))
+      ;; Handle alist.
+      (let (elem)
+	(catch 'found
+	  (while (setq elem (pop params))
+	    (when (and (consp elem)
+		       (eq (car elem) symbol)
+		       (or allow-list
+			   (atom (cdr elem))))
+	      (throw 'found (cdr elem))))))))
 
 (defun gnus-group-add-parameter (group param)
   "Add parameter PARAM to GROUP."