(Coding Conventions): Do not encourage the use of "-flag" variable names.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 308cb386aa6..36aa760ee4c 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-05-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * tips.texi (Coding Conventions): Do not encourage the use of "-flag"
+        variable names.
+
 2008-05-03  Eric S. Raymond  <esr@golux>
 
         * keymaps.texi: Clarify that (current-local-map) and
diff --git a/doc/lispref/tips.texi b/doc/lispref/tips.texi
index e219a1e3d49..ef0fb8ac1ff 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/tips.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/tips.texi
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ the name is one word, add just @samp{p}; if the name is multiple words,
 add @samp{-p}.  Examples are @code{framep} and @code{frame-live-p}.
 
 @item
-If a user option variable records a true-or-false condition, give it a
-name that ends in @samp{-flag}.
-
-@item
 If the purpose of a variable is to store a single function, give it a
 name that ends in @samp{-function}.  If the purpose of a variable is
 to store a list of functions (i.e., the variable is a hook), please