[Erc-help] Re: Starting ERC

[Lawrence M. <we...@gm...>]

Jorgen Schaefer wrote:

> Lawrence Mitchell <we...@gm...> writes:

>> I too think this is a good idea, here's a fix which I'll commit
>> along with modifications to the wiki, etc... if no-one has major
>> objections.

> Objection!

> First, erc-backend.el and erc-nets.el each have a call to `erc' as
> well.

Yes, these are fixed, but I didn't bother to post the patch
because it seemed too obvious :).

> Second, could we please use a better name than `erc-1'? :-) I
> think something like `erc-connect' or so.

Well, not erc-connect, as that's already taken.  I was going on
things like gnus -> gnus-1, erc-display-line ->
erc-display-line-1, however, I guess it's probably better to
either have a better name or just combine the two functions.

> Alternatively, we might want to merge `erc-select' and `erc' -
> `erc-select' doesn't do much anyways.

I think that the two functions were separated for a reason,
correct me if I'm wrong, in that they, essentially, do different
types of things, erc-select (now erc) should be user-visible
erc-1, or whatever, should not.  Since `erc' contains a bunch of
arguments that aren't /really/ user-visible type ones, like
process, etc...

However, I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
-- 
Lawrence Mitchell <we...@gm...>