40 files changed, 315 insertions, 201 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index f1a3cdb6235..90beb08233d 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * custom.texi (Hooks): Clarify that -hooks is deprecated.
+
 2012-10-23  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * kmacro.texi (Edit Keyboard Macro): Fix typo.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 68219d7890f..a614126dbc0 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -838,7 +838,8 @@ is a normal hook.
 
 @cindex abnormal hook
   A few hooks are @dfn{abnormal hooks}.  Their names end in
-@samp{-hooks} or @samp{-functions}, instead of @samp{-hook}.  What
+@samp{-functions}, instead of @samp{-hook} (some old code may also use
+the deprecated suffix @samp{-hooks}).  What
 makes these hooks abnormal is the way its functions are
 called---perhaps they are given arguments, or perhaps the values they
 return are used in some way.  For example,
@@ -1735,11 +1736,11 @@ and @kbd{C-c p} in Texinfo mode:
 
 @example
 (add-hook 'texinfo-mode-hook
-          '(lambda ()
-             (define-key texinfo-mode-map "\C-cp"
-                         'backward-paragraph)
-             (define-key texinfo-mode-map "\C-cn"
-                         'forward-paragraph)))
+          (lambda ()
+            (define-key texinfo-mode-map "\C-cp"
+                        'backward-paragraph)
+            (define-key texinfo-mode-map "\C-cn"
+                        'forward-paragraph)))
 @end example
 
 @node Modifier Keys
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
index 55c3ef4e09e..70ddb81c776 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -17909,10 +17909,10 @@ file that set values:
 @group
 ;; Set calendar highlighting colors
 (setq calendar-load-hook
-      '(lambda ()
-         (set-face-foreground 'diary-face   "skyblue")
-         (set-face-background 'holiday-face "slate blue")
-         (set-face-foreground 'holiday-face "white")))
+      (lambda ()
+        (set-face-foreground 'diary-face   "skyblue")
+        (set-face-background 'holiday-face "slate blue")
+        (set-face-foreground 'holiday-face "white")))
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -20947,7 +20947,7 @@ not yet seen, @code{mapcar} and @code{lambda}.
 @group
 (defun one-fiftieth (full-range)
   "Return list, each number one-fiftieth of previous."
- (mapcar '(lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
+ (mapcar (lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -21168,7 +21168,7 @@ and the second argument is @code{full-range}, which will be bound to
 The whole expression looks like this:
 
 @smallexample
-(mapcar '(lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
+(mapcar (lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
 @end smallexample
 
 @xref{Mapping Functions, , Mapping Functions, elisp, The GNU Emacs
@@ -21840,7 +21840,7 @@ each column."
 @group
 (defun one-fiftieth (full-range)
   "Return list, each number of which is 1/50th previous."
- (mapcar '(lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
+ (mapcar (lambda (arg) (/ arg 50)) full-range))
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index a767bbf1fce..26765e7a384 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): Clarify that -hooks is deprecated.
+
 2012-10-23  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         Fix outdated timestamp documentation in Elisp manual (bug#12706).
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index c94e46dad18..623106b6d06 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ anonymous function by quoting it as a list:
 @example
 @group
 (defun double-property (symbol prop)
-  (change-property symbol prop '(lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
+  (change-property symbol prop (lambda (x) (* 2 x))))
 @end group
 @end example
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/hooks.texi b/doc/lispref/hooks.texi
index 7c91b51b290..a7f01243641 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/hooks.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/hooks.texi
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ arguments and their values are completely ignored.  The recommended way
 to put a new function on such a hook is to call @code{add-hook}.
 @xref{Hooks}, for more information about using hooks.
 
-The variables whose names end in @samp{-hooks} or @samp{-functions} are
-usually @dfn{abnormal hooks}; their values are lists of functions, but
-these functions are called in a special way (they are passed arguments,
-or their values are used). The variables whose names end in
-@samp{-function} have single functions as their values.
+The variables whose names end in @samp{-functions} are usually @dfn{abnormal
+hooks} (some old code may also use the deprecated @samp{-hooks} suffix); their
+values are lists of functions, but these functions are called in a special way
+(they are passed arguments, or their return values are used).  The variables
+whose names end in @samp{-function} have single functions as their values.
 
 This is not an exhaustive list, it only covers the more general hooks.
 For example, every major mode defines a hook named
diff --git a/doc/lispref/loading.texi b/doc/lispref/loading.texi
index aa243185359..77a31cfde7a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/loading.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/loading.texi
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ It then restores any autoloads formerly associated with those symbols.
 
 Before restoring the previous definitions, @code{unload-feature} runs
 @code{remove-hook} to remove functions in the library from certain
-hooks.  These hooks include variables whose names end in @samp{hook}
-or @samp{-hooks}, plus those listed in
+hooks.  These hooks include variables whose names end in @samp{-hook}
+(or the deprecated suffix @samp{-hooks}), plus those listed in
 @code{unload-feature-special-hooks}, as well as
 @code{auto-mode-alist}.  This is to prevent Emacs from ceasing to
 function because important hooks refer to functions that are no longer
diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
index 8b5e3da493a..4e4d700aade 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ called.  You can use @code{add-hook} to add a function to an abnormal
 hook, but you must write the function to follow the hook's calling
 convention.
 
-  By convention, abnormal hook names end in @samp{-functions} or
-@samp{-hooks}.  If the variable's name ends in @samp{-function}, then
-its value is just a single function, not a list of functions.
+  By convention, abnormal hook names end in @samp{-functions}.  If the
+variable's name ends in @samp{-function}, then its value is just a single
+function, not a list of functions.
 
 @menu
 * Running Hooks::    How to run a hook.
diff --git a/doc/misc/dbus.texi b/doc/misc/dbus.texi
index 865e99a3aa6..1f9a401df90 100644
--- a/doc/misc/dbus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/dbus.texi
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ usually not desired.  D-Bus errors in events can be made visible by
 setting the variable @code{dbus-debug} to @code{t}.  They can also be
 handled by a hook function.
 
-@defvar dbus-event-error-hooks
+@defvar dbus-event-error-functions
 This hook variable keeps a list of functions, which are called when a
 D-Bus error happens in the event handler.  Every function must accept
 two arguments, the event and the error variable caught in
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ Example:
     (message "my-dbus-event-error-handler: %S %S" event error)
     (signal 'file-error (cdr error))))
 
-(add-hook 'dbus-event-error-hooks 'my-dbus-event-error-handler)
+(add-hook 'dbus-event-error-functions 'my-dbus-event-error-handler)
 @end lisp
 @end defvar
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/ede.texi b/doc/misc/ede.texi
index 046cdc99414..1299f2ff062 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ede.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/ede.texi
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ detection scheme works like this:
 
 @table @asis
 @item Step 1:
-@code{find-file-hooks} calls @code{ede-turn-on-hook} on BUFFER.
+@code{find-file-hook} calls @code{ede-turn-on-hook} on BUFFER.
 @item Step 2:
 @code{ede-turn-on-hook} turns on @code{ede-minor-mode}
 @item Step 3:
diff --git a/doc/misc/ediff.texi b/doc/misc/ediff.texi
index 01349e31468..0afcdd923d6 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ediff.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/ediff.texi
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ This hook is run just before @code{ediff-quit-hook}.  This is a good
 place to do various cleanups, such as deleting the variant buffers.
 Ediff provides a function, @code{ediff-janitor}, as one such possible
 hook, which you can add to @code{ediff-cleanup-hook} with
-@code{add-hooks}.
+@code{add-hook}.
 
 @findex ediff-janitor
 This function kills buffers A, B, and, possibly, C, if these buffers aren't
diff --git a/doc/misc/forms.texi b/doc/misc/forms.texi
index bcb8d8974ea..11c3782dd7e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/forms.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/forms.texi
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ of the buffer are parsed using the specifications in
 @code{forms-format-list}, and the data file is updated.  If the record
 has fields that aren't included in the display, they are not changed.
 
-@vindex forms-mode-hooks
-Entering Forms mode runs the normal hook @code{forms-mode-hooks} to
+@vindex forms-mode-hook
+Entering Forms mode runs the normal hook @code{forms-mode-hook} to
 perform user-defined customization.
 
 To save any modified data, you can use @kbd{C-x C-s}
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index afc324e3fb4..a9cd0d3567c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ following is added to a group parameter
 
 @lisp
 (gnus-summary-prepared-hook
-  '(lambda nil (local-set-key "d" (local-key-binding "n"))))
+  (lambda nil (local-set-key "d" (local-key-binding "n"))))
 @end lisp
 
 when the group is entered, the 'd' key will not mark the article as
diff --git a/doc/misc/mh-e.texi b/doc/misc/mh-e.texi
index f6adc435789..e59b312889d 100644
--- a/doc/misc/mh-e.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/mh-e.texi
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ for a description about @dfn{normal hooks} and @dfn{abnormal hooks}.
 MH-E uses normal hooks in nearly all cases, so you can assume that we
 are talking about normal hooks unless we explicitly mention that a
 hook is abnormal. We also follow the conventions described in that
-section: the name of the abnormal hooks end in @code{-hooks} and all
+section: the name of the abnormal hooks end in @code{-functions} and all
 the rest of the MH-E hooks end in @code{-hook}. You can add hooks with
 either @code{customize-option} or @code{add-hook}.
 
@@ -3749,9 +3749,9 @@ when you press @key{TAB} when prompted for a folder name.
 
 @findex mh-search-p
 @kindex k
-@vindex mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks
+@vindex mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-functions
 
-The hook @code{mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks} is an abnormal
+The hook @code{mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-functions} is an abnormal
 hook run at the beginning of the command @kbd{k}. The hook functions
 are called with no arguments and should return a non-nil value to
 suppress the normal prompt when you remove a folder. This is useful
diff --git a/doc/misc/sem-user.texi b/doc/misc/sem-user.texi
index 9f4dc72fea3..9d6fb11db50 100644
--- a/doc/misc/sem-user.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/sem-user.texi
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ variable.  This allows SemanticDB to save tag caches in directories
 controlled by them.
 @end defvar
 
-@deffn Option semanticdb-save-database-hooks
+@deffn Option semanticdb-save-database-functions
 Abnormal hook run after a database is saved.  Each function is called
 with one argument, the object representing the database recently
 written.
diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
index 530b8fdd6c2..46f99acbb87 100644
--- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi
@@ -3007,10 +3007,10 @@ checksum.
 
 @lisp
 (add-hook
- 'find-file-hooks
- '(lambda ()
-    (when (file-remote-p default-directory)
-      (set (make-local-variable 'file-precious-flag) t))))
+ 'find-file-hook
+ (lambda ()
+   (when (file-remote-p default-directory)
+     (set (make-local-variable 'file-precious-flag) t))))
 @end lisp
 @end itemize
 
@@ -3126,7 +3126,7 @@ into your @file{~/.emacs}:
     (setq mode-line-format
           (format-mode-line mode-line-format 'font-lock-warning-face))))
 
-(add-hook 'find-file-hooks 'my-mode-line-function)
+(add-hook 'find-file-hook 'my-mode-line-function)
 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'my-mode-line-function)
 @end lisp
 @end ifset
@@ -3159,10 +3159,10 @@ should put it into your @file{~/.emacs}:
 
 (add-hook
  'dired-mode-hook
- '(lambda ()
-    (setq
-     mode-line-buffer-identification
-     my-mode-line-buffer-identification)))
+ (lambda ()
+   (setq
+    mode-line-buffer-identification
+    my-mode-line-buffer-identification)))
 @end lisp
 
 Since @value{emacsname} 23.1, the mode line contains an indication if
@@ -3195,9 +3195,9 @@ like this:
 @lisp
 (add-hook
  'dired-before-readin-hook
- '(lambda ()
-    (when (file-remote-p default-directory)
-      (setq dired-actual-switches "-al"))))
+ (lambda ()
+   (when (file-remote-p default-directory)
+     (setq dired-actual-switches "-al"))))
 @end lisp
 @end ifset
 
@@ -3329,9 +3329,9 @@ minibuffer:
 
 (add-hook
  'minibuffer-setup-hook
- '(lambda ()
-    (abbrev-mode 1)
-    (setq local-abbrev-table my-tramp-abbrev-table)))
+ (lambda ()
+   (abbrev-mode 1)
+   (setq local-abbrev-table my-tramp-abbrev-table)))
 
 (defadvice minibuffer-complete
   (before my-minibuffer-complete activate)
@@ -3398,7 +3398,7 @@ their readability through a remote access:
 @ifset xemacs
 (recent-files-initialize)
 (add-hook
- 'find-file-hooks
+ 'find-file-hook
  (lambda ()
    (when (file-remote-p (buffer-file-name))
      (recent-files-make-permanent)))
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d79c4ba694d..4fd7e13f8ca 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -621,6 +621,29 @@ enabled.
 
 ** FIXME something happened to ses.el, 2012-04-17.
 
+** Hooks renamed to avoid obsolete "-hooks" suffix:
+*** semantic-lex-reset-hooks -> semantic-lex-reset-functions
+*** semantic-change-hooks -> semantic-change-functions
+*** semantic-edits-new-change-hooks -> semantic-edits-new-change-functions
+*** semantic-edits-delete-change-hooks -> semantic-edits-delete-change-functions
+*** semantic-edits-reparse-change-hooks -> semantic-edits-reparse-change-functions
+*** semanticdb-save-database-hooks -> semanticdb-save-database-functions
+*** c-prepare-bug-report-hooks -> c-prepare-bug-report-hook
+*** rcirc-sentinel-hooks -> rcirc-sentinel-functions
+*** rcirc-receive-message-hooks -> rcirc-receive-message-functions
+*** rcirc-activity-hooks -> rcirc-activity-functions
+*** rcirc-print-hooks -> rcirc-print-functions
+*** dbus-event-error-hooks -> dbus-event-error-functions
+*** eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks -> eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
+*** checkdoc-style-hooks -> checkdoc-style-functions
+*** checkdoc-comment-style-hooks -> checkdoc-comment-style-functions
+*** archive-extract-hooks -> archive-extract-hook
+*** filesets-cache-fill-content-hooks -> filesets-cache-fill-content-hook
+*** hfy-post-html-hooks -> hfy-post-html-hook
+*** nndiary-request-create-group-hooks -> nndiary-request-create-group-functions
+*** nndiary-request-update-info-hooks -> nndiary-request-update-info-functions
+*** nndiary-request-accept-article-hooks -> nndiary-request-accept-article-functions
+*** gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-hooks -> gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-functions
 
 ** Obsolete packages:
 +++
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 39c6b96fba4..16c4983d385 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * htmlfontify.el (hfy-post-html-hook):
+        * filesets.el (filesets-cache-fill-content-hook):
+        * arc-mode.el (archive-extract-hook):
+        * progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-prepare-bug-report-hook):
+        * net/rcirc.el (rcirc-sentinel-functions)
+        (rcirc-receive-message-functions, rcirc-activity-functions)
+        (rcirc-print-functions):
+        * net/dbus.el (dbus-event-error-functions):
+        * emacs-lisp/eieio.el (eieio-pre-method-execution-functions):
+        * emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el (checkdoc-style-functions)
+        (checkdoc-comment-style-functions): Don't use "-hooks" suffix.
+        * term/sun.el (sun-raw-prefix-hooks):
+        * mail/sendmail.el (mail-yank-hooks): Use make-obsolete-variable.
+
 2012-10-23  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
-        * net/tramp-smb.el (tramp-smb-maybe-open-connection): Set
-        `tramp-chunksize' to 1.  This improves the performance.
+        * net/tramp-smb.el (tramp-smb-maybe-open-connection):
+        Set `tramp-chunksize' to 1.  This improves the performance.
         (tramp-smb-wait-for-output): Add timeout to
         `tramp-accept-process-output' calls.
 
diff --git a/lisp/arc-mode.el b/lisp/arc-mode.el
index c04cd8dcf9d..cebd4302d0c 100644
--- a/lisp/arc-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/arc-mode.el
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ A local copy of the archive will be used when updating."
   :type 'regexp
   :group 'archive)
 
-(defcustom archive-extract-hooks nil
-  "Hooks to run when an archive member has been extracted."
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'archive-extract-hooks
+  'archive-extract-hook "24.3")
+(defcustom archive-extract-hook nil
+  "Hook run when an archive member has been extracted."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'archive)
 ;; ------------------------------
@@ -1078,7 +1080,7 @@ using `make-temp-file', and the generated name is returned."
               ;; We will write out the archive ourselves if it is
               ;; part of another archive.
               (remove-hook 'write-contents-functions 'archive-write-file t))
-            (run-hooks 'archive-extract-hooks)
+            (run-hooks 'archive-extract-hook)
             (if archive-read-only
                 (message "Note: altering this archive is not implemented."))))
         (archive-maybe-update t))
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/ChangeLog b/lisp/cedet/ChangeLog
index e89e8ed258b..7656248cac5 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/cedet/ChangeLog
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * semantic/db-file.el (semanticdb-save-database-functions):
+        * semantic/lex.el (semantic-lex-reset-functions):
+        * semantic/edit.el (semantic-change-functions)
+        (semantic-edits-new-change-functions)
+        (semantic-edits-delete-change-functions)
+        (semantic-edits-reparse-change-functions): Don't use "-hooks" suffix.
+
 2012-10-14  David Engster  <deng@randomsample.de>
 
-        * semantic.el (semantic-error-if-unparsed): New function.  Raise
-        error if buffer was not parsed by Semantic (bug #12045).
+        * semantic.el (semantic-error-if-unparsed): New function.
+        Raise error if buffer was not parsed by Semantic (bug #12045).
         (navigate-menu, edit-menu, cedet-menu-map): Enable Semantic items
         only if buffer was parsed.  Also, replace ':active' with ':enable'
         where necessary.
 
         * semantic/wisent/python.el
-        (semantic-python-get-system-include-path): Use
-        `python-shell-internal-send-string' if available to query Python
+        (semantic-python-get-system-include-path):
+        Use `python-shell-internal-send-string' if available to query Python
         for system paths.
 
         * semantic/senator.el (senator-next-tag, senator-previous-tag)
@@ -57,8 +66,8 @@
 2012-10-06  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * semantic/bovine/grammar.el:
-        * semantic/wisent/grammar.el: Move from admin/grammars.  Add
-        autoloads for bovine-grammar-mode and wisent-grammar-mode.
+        * semantic/wisent/grammar.el: Move from admin/grammars.
+        Add autoloads for bovine-grammar-mode and wisent-grammar-mode.
 
 2012-10-02  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
@@ -163,8 +172,8 @@
         (-scheme, -makefile-misc, ede-proj-target-makefile-program)
         (-makefile-archive, -makefile-shared-object)
         (ede-proj-target-makefile-info, -grammar): New autoloads.
-        (ede-proj-project): Inherit from eieio-persistent-read.  Specify
-        extension and header line.
+        (ede-proj-project): Inherit from eieio-persistent-read.
+        Specify extension and header line.
         (ede-proj-load, ede-proj-save): Replace with impl using
         eieio-persistent-read.
 
@@ -176,27 +185,27 @@
         (navigate-menu): Add menu item for Stickyfunc mode.
 
         * semantic/analyze/debug.el
-        (semantic-analyzer-debug-insert-include-summary): Before
-        dereferencing tableinner, make sure it has a value.
+        (semantic-analyzer-debug-insert-include-summary):
+        Before dereferencing tableinner, make sure it has a value.
 
         * semantic/analyze/refs.el
         (semantic-analyze-tag-references-default): When doing a lookup,
         specify noerror.
         (semantic--analyze-refs-full-lookup): Add optional noerror input
         argument.  Pass to to full-lookup-simple.
-        (semantic-analyze-refs-impl, semantic-analyze-refs-proto): Ignore
-        :typemodifiers during compare.
+        (semantic-analyze-refs-impl, semantic-analyze-refs-proto):
+        Ignore :typemodifiers during compare.
 
         * semantic/bovine/c.el (semantic-lex-cpp-define): Specify limits
         to looking back for comment chars.
         (semantic--tag-similar-names-p, semantic--tag-similar-names-p-default)
         (semantic--tag-attribute-similar-p): New.
         (semantic-c-describe-environment): Handle list value of ede-object.
-        (semantic-lex-c-preprocessor-symbol-map-builtin): Add
-        __attribute_pure__.
+        (semantic-lex-c-preprocessor-symbol-map-builtin):
+        Add __attribute_pure__.
 
-        * semantic/bovine/scm.el (semantic-format-tag-prototype): Add
-        parent and color argument.  Pass them through.
+        * semantic/bovine/scm.el (semantic-format-tag-prototype):
+        Add parent and color argument.  Pass them through.
 
         * semantic/complete.el (semantic-collector-calculate-completions):
         Search for more matches if new prefix is a substring of old one.
@@ -217,15 +226,15 @@
         the (%d tags) extra string.
         (semanticdb-project-database): Specify :type for table.
         (semanticdb-create-table-for-file): Specify file-truename.
-        (semanticdb-synchronize, semanticdb-partial-synchronize): Restore
-        code that refreshes references to include files.
+        (semanticdb-synchronize, semanticdb-partial-synchronize):
+        Restore code that refreshes references to include files.
 
         * semantic/decorate/include.el
         (semantic-decoration-on-fileless-includes): New face.
         (semantic-decoration-on-fileless-include-map)
         (semantic-decoration-on-fileless-include-menu): New variables.
-        (semantic-decoration-on-includes-highlight-default): Support
-        includes that have a table, but are not associated with a file.
+        (semantic-decoration-on-includes-highlight-default):
+        Support includes that have a table, but are not associated with a file.
         (semantic-decoration-fileless-include-describe)
         (semantic-decoration-fileless-include-menu): New functions.
         (semantic-decoration-all-include-summary): Add arrows to indicate
@@ -262,15 +271,15 @@
         * semantic/tag.el (semantic-create-tag-proxy)
         (semantic-tag-set-proxy, semantic-tag-resolve-proxy): New.
 
-        * semantic/util.el (semantic-describe-buffer): Add
-        semantic-new-buffer-fcn-was-run.
+        * semantic/util.el (semantic-describe-buffer):
+        Add semantic-new-buffer-fcn-was-run.
 
-        * semantic/wisent/java-tags.el (semantic-get-local-variables): Add
-        `this' to the local variable context.
+        * semantic/wisent/java-tags.el (semantic-get-local-variables):
+        Add `this' to the local variable context.
         (semantic-analyze-split-name, semantic-analyze-unsplit-name): New.
 
-        * semantic/wisent/python.el (semantic-python-expand-tag): New
-        function.
+        * semantic/wisent/python.el (semantic-python-expand-tag):
+        New function.
 
         * srecode/compile.el (srecode-compile-templates): Add "framework"
         special variable support.
@@ -280,7 +289,7 @@
         (srecode-semantic-handle-:cpp): New functions.
         (srecode-semantic-apply-tag-to-dict): Move from cpp-mode function
         to c-mode function.
-        (srecode-c-apply-templates): Renamed from srecode-cpp-apply-templates.
+        (srecode-c-apply-templates): Rename from srecode-cpp-apply-templates.
 
         * srecode/dictionary.el (initialize-instance): Remove bogus error
         condition.
@@ -293,8 +302,8 @@
 
         * srecode/mode.el (srecode-minor-mode): Support the m3 menu.
 
-        * srecode/semantic.el (srecode-semantic-insert-tag): Support
-        system includes.
+        * srecode/semantic.el (srecode-semantic-insert-tag):
+        Support system includes.
 
         * srecode/srt-mode.el (srecode-font-lock-keywords): Update.
 
@@ -325,8 +334,8 @@
         * ede/proj-comp.el (ede-proj-makefile-insert-rules): Fix insertion
         of phony rule.
 
-        * ede/proj-elisp.el (ede-proj-target-elisp): Remove
-        ede-emacs-preload-compiler.
+        * ede/proj-elisp.el (ede-proj-target-elisp):
+        Remove ede-emacs-preload-compiler.
         (ede-proj-makefile-insert-rules, ede-proj-makefile-dependencies):
         New methods.
         (ede-emacs-compiler): Add 'require' macro to variables and pattern
@@ -362,8 +371,8 @@
         (semantic-cpp-lexer): Add semantic-lex-c-ifdef.
         (semantic-expand-c-tag): Check if tag is non-nil before adding it
         to return list
-        (semantic-expand-c-extern-C, semantic-expand-c-complex-type): New
-        functions, copied from semantic-expand-c-tag.
+        (semantic-expand-c-extern-C, semantic-expand-c-complex-type):
+        New functions, copied from semantic-expand-c-tag.
         (semantic-find-tags-included): New override which also searches
         for include tags inside of namespaces.
         (semantic-c-dereference-typedef): Use semantic-tag-prototype-p.
@@ -371,16 +380,16 @@
 
         * semantic/bovine/el.el: Remove emacs-lisp-mode-hook.
 
-        * semantic/complete.el (semantic-complete-post-command-hook): Exit
-        completion when user has deleted all characters from the prefix.
+        * semantic/complete.el (semantic-complete-post-command-hook):
+        Exit completion when user has deleted all characters from the prefix.
         (semantic-displayor-focus-request): Return to previous window when
         focussing tags.
 
         * semantic/db-el.el (semanticdb-normalize-one-tag): Make obsolete.
         (semanticdb-elisp-sym->tag): Use help-function-arglist instead.
 
-        * semantic/db-file.el (semanticdb-create-database): Use
-        semantic-tag-version instead of just semantic-version as the
+        * semantic/db-file.el (semanticdb-create-database):
+        Use semantic-tag-version instead of just semantic-version as the
         initializer for the :semantic-tag-version slot.
 
         * semantic/db-find.el (semanticdb-find-tags-by-class-method):
@@ -394,11 +403,11 @@
         (semanticdb-save-current-db, semanticdb-save-all-db): Only emit
         message when running interactively.
 
-        * semantic/decorate/mode.el (semantic-decoration-mode): Activate
-        decoration of includes by default.
+        * semantic/decorate/mode.el (semantic-decoration-mode):
+        Activate decoration of includes by default.
 
-        * semantic/doc.el (semantic-doc-snarf-comment-for-tag): Remove
-        comment delimiter at the end of the text.
+        * semantic/doc.el (semantic-doc-snarf-comment-for-tag):
+        Remove comment delimiter at the end of the text.
 
         * semantic/ede-grammar.el (semantic-ede-proj-target-grammar):
         Change aux- and pre-load-packages.
@@ -412,16 +421,16 @@
         (ede-proj-makefile-insert-rules): Add target specific EMACSFLAGS
         to raise max-specpdl-size and max-lisp-eval-depth.
 
-        * semantic/find.el (semantic-find-tags-included): Make
-        overridable.
+        * semantic/find.el (semantic-find-tags-included):
+        Make overridable.
 
         * semantic/fw.el (semantic-alias-obsolete)
         (semantic-varalias-obsolete): Use byte-compile-warn.
         (semantic-find-file-noselect): Disable font lock by calling
         global-font-lock-mode.
 
-        * semantic/grammar.el (semantic-grammar-create-package): Fix
-        message.
+        * semantic/grammar.el (semantic-grammar-create-package):
+        Fix message.
         (semantic-grammar-batch-build-one-package): When generating
         parsers in batch-mode, ignore version control and make sure we do
         not use cached versions.
@@ -433,16 +442,16 @@
         (semantic-lex-spp-lex-text-string): Instead of only setting the
         lexer, call the major mode's setup function.
 
-        * semantic/scope.el (semantic-analyze-scoped-types-default): Use
-        semantic-tag-prototype-p.
+        * semantic/scope.el (semantic-analyze-scoped-types-default):
+        Use semantic-tag-prototype-p.
         (semantic-analyze-scope-nested-tags-default): Make sure we don't
         return tags we already have in scopetypes.
 
         * semantic/symref/filter.el
         (semantic-symref-test-count-hits-in-tag): Restore.
 
-        * semantic/wisent/comp.el (wisent-BITS-PER-WORD): Use
-        most-positive-fixnum if available.
+        * semantic/wisent/comp.el (wisent-BITS-PER-WORD):
+        Use most-positive-fixnum if available.
 
         * semantic/wisent/javascript.el (semantic-tag-protection)
         (semantic-analyze-scope-calculate-access)
@@ -477,8 +486,8 @@
 2012-10-01 Jan Moringen  <jan.moringen@uni-bielefeld.de>
 
         * semantic/idle.el
-        (semantic-idle-breadcrumbs--display-in-header-line): Escape
-        %-characters to avoid erroneous expansion in header line.
+        (semantic-idle-breadcrumbs--display-in-header-line):
+        Escape %-characters to avoid erroneous expansion in header line.
         (semantic-idle-breadcrumbs--display-in-mode-line): Likewise.
 
         * semantic/wisent/python.el (wisent-python-reconstitute-function-tag)
@@ -514,8 +523,8 @@
 
         * semantic/wisent/python.el (wisent-python-string-start-re)
         (wisent-python-string-re, wisent-python-forward-string)
-        (wisent-python-forward-line,wisent-python-lex-string): New
-        variables.
+        (wisent-python-forward-line,wisent-python-lex-string):
+        New variables.
         (wisent-python-forward-balanced-expression): New function.
 
 2012-10-01  Pete Beardmore  <elbeardmorez@msn.com>
@@ -528,16 +537,16 @@
         (semantic-displayor-tooltip-mode)
         (semantic-displayor-tooltip-initial-max-tags)
         (semantic-displayor-tooltip-max-tags): New defcustoms.
-        (semantic-displayor-tooltip): Use new variables as initforms.  Use
-        new slot `mode' instead of `force-show'.  Rename `max-tags' to
+        (semantic-displayor-tooltip): Use new variables as initforms.
+        Use new slot `mode' instead of `force-show'.  Rename `max-tags' to
         `max-tags-initial'.
         (semantic-displayor-show-request): Display completions according
         to new modes, and make variable names clearer.
         (semantic-displayor-tooltip::semantic-displayor-scroll-request):
         Use new max-tags-initial slot.
 
-        * semantic/idle.el (semantic-idle-local-symbol-highlight): Make
-        sure there actually is a tag at point.
+        * semantic/idle.el (semantic-idle-local-symbol-highlight):
+        Make sure there actually is a tag at point.
         (semantic-idle-completion-list-default): Report errors as messages
         if semantic-idle-scheduler-verbose-flag is non-nil.
 
@@ -548,13 +557,13 @@
 
 2012-10-01  Alex Ott  <alexott@gmail.com>
 
-        * semantic/idle.el (semantic-idle-scheduler-enabled-p): Fix
-        file-checking.
+        * semantic/idle.el (semantic-idle-scheduler-enabled-p):
+        Fix file-checking.
 
 2012-10-01  Darren Hoo  <darren.hoo@gmail.com>  (tiny change)
 
-        * semantic/db-find.el (semanticdb-find-default-throttle): Make
-        buffer-local.
+        * semantic/db-find.el (semanticdb-find-default-throttle):
+        Make buffer-local.
         (semanticdb-strip-find-results): Check for existing :filename
         attribute, so that file information from GNU Global is not lost.
 
@@ -1001,7 +1010,7 @@
         (ede-customize-forms-menu): Prevent error if there is no project.
         (ede-load-project-file): Set ede-constructing to the thing being
         constructed, instead of t.
-        (ede-project-force-load): Deleted.
+        (ede-project-force-load): Delete.
 
         * ede/base.el:
         * ede/auto.el:
@@ -1011,7 +1020,7 @@
         (autoconf-parameters-for-macro): Parse multiline parameters of
         macros.  Optionally ignore case and at bol for macro.
         (autoconf-parameter-strip): Use greedy match for newlines.
-        (autoconf-new-automake-string): Deleted.
+        (autoconf-new-automake-string): Delete.
         (autoconf-new-program): Use SRecode to fill an empty file.
 
         * ede/cpp-root.el (ede-create-lots-of-projects-under-dir):
@@ -1046,7 +1055,7 @@
         (project-am-scan-for-targets): Scan also over
         project-am-meta-type-alist.
         (ede-system-include-path): Simple implementation.
-        (ede-find-target): Deleted.  EDE core takes care of this.
+        (ede-find-target): Delete.  EDE core takes care of this.
         (ede-buffer-mine): Create the searched filename as relative.
         (project-am-load): Simplify, using autoconf-edit.
         (project-am-extract-package-info): Fix separators.
@@ -1063,7 +1072,7 @@
         (ede-proj-target-makefile-objectcode): Quote initforms.
         Support lex and yacc.
 
-        * ede/proj-prog.el (ede-proj-makefile-insert-rules): Removed.
+        * ede/proj-prog.el (ede-proj-makefile-insert-rules): Remove.
         (ede-proj-makefile-insert-variables): New, add LDDEPS.
         (ede-proj-makefile-insert-automake-post-variables): Add LDADD
         variable.  Use ldlibs-local slot.  Add a -l to ldlibs strings.
@@ -1158,7 +1167,7 @@
 
         * semantic/util.el (semantic-hack-search)
         (semantic-recursive-find-nonterminal-by-name)
-        (semantic-current-tag-interactive): Deleted.
+        (semantic-current-tag-interactive): Delete.
         (semantic-describe-buffer): Fix expand-nonterminal.
         Add lex-syntax-mods, type relation separator char, and command
         separation char.
@@ -1191,7 +1200,7 @@
         (semantic-idle-truncate-long-summaries): New option.
 
         * semantic/ia.el (semantic-ia-cache)
-        (semantic-ia-get-completions): Deleted.  Callers changed.
+        (semantic-ia-get-completions): Delete.  Callers changed.
         (semantic-ia-show-variants): New command.
         (semantic-ia-show-doc): If doc is empty, don't make a temp buffer.
         (semantic-ia-show-summary): If there isn't anything to show, say so.
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-file.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-file.el
index 7b4a47bd260..4f8e93dc391 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-file.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-file.el
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ passes a list of predicates in `semanticdb-project-predicate-functions'."
   :group 'semanticdb
   :type nil)
 
-(defcustom semanticdb-save-database-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semanticdb-save-database-hooks
+  'semanticdb-save-database-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom semanticdb-save-database-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after a database is saved.
 Each function is called with one argument, the object representing
 the database recently written."
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ If DB is not specified, then use the current database."
                (message "Save Error: %S: %s" (car (cdr foo))
                         objname)
              (error "%S" (car (cdr foo))))))))
-      (run-hook-with-args 'semanticdb-save-database-hooks
+      (run-hook-with-args 'semanticdb-save-database-functions
                           (or DB semanticdb-current-database))
       ;;(message "Saving tag summary for %s...done" objname)
       )
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/edit.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/edit.el
index 23b6784fe2a..5b39dec2628 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/edit.el
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ updated in the current buffer.
 
 For language specific hooks, make sure you define this as a local hook.")
 
-(defvar semantic-change-hooks
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semantic-change-hooks
+  'semantic-change-functions "24.3")
+(defvar semantic-change-functions
   '(semantic-edits-change-function-handle-changes)
   "Abnormal hook run when semantic detects a change in a buffer.
 Each hook function must take three arguments, identical to the
@@ -89,11 +91,15 @@ If the hook returns non-nil, then declare that a reparse is needed.
 For language specific hooks, make sure you define this as a local hook.
 Not used yet; part of the next generation reparse mechanism.")
 
-(defvar semantic-edits-new-change-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semantic-edits-new-change-hooks
+  'semantic-edits-new-change-functions "24.3")
+(defvar semantic-edits-new-change-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run when a new change is found.
 Functions must take one argument representing an overlay on that change.")
 
-(defvar semantic-edits-delete-change-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semantic-edits-delete-change-hooks
+  'semantic-edits-delete-change-functions "24.3")
+(defvar semantic-edits-delete-change-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run before a change overlay is deleted.
 Deleted changes occur when multiple changes are merged.
 Functions must take one argument representing an overlay being deleted.")
@@ -104,7 +110,9 @@ Changes move when a new change overlaps an old change.  The old change
 will be moved.
 Functions must take one argument representing an overlay being moved.")
 
-(defvar semantic-edits-reparse-change-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semantic-edits-reparse-change-hooks
+  'semantic-edits-reparse-change-functions "24.3")
+(defvar semantic-edits-reparse-change-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after a change results in a reparse.
 Functions are called before the overlay is deleted, and after the
 incremental reparse.")
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ Argument START, END, and LENGTH specify the bounds of the change."
    (setq semantic-unmatched-syntax-cache-check t)
    (let ((inhibit-point-motion-hooks t)
          )
-     (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-change-hooks start end length)
+     (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-change-functions start end length)
      ))
 
 (defun semantic-changes-in-region (start end &optional buffer)
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ Argument START, END, and LENGTH specify the bounds of the change."
           ;; function will be removed from the list of active change
           ;; functions.
           (condition-case nil
-              (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-new-change-hooks o)
+              (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-new-change-functions o)
             (error nil)))
       (let ((tmp changes-in-change))
         ;; Find greatest bounds of all changes
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ Argument START, END, and LENGTH specify the bounds of the change."
         ;; Delete other changes.  They are now all bound here.
         (while changes-in-change
           (condition-case nil
-              (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-delete-change-hooks
+              (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-delete-change-functions
                                   (car changes-in-change))
             (error nil))
           (semantic-overlay-delete (car changes-in-change))
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ Argument START, END, and LENGTH specify the bounds of the change."
 (defsubst semantic-edits-flush-change (change)
   "Flush the CHANGE overlay."
   (condition-case nil
-      (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-delete-change-hooks
+      (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-edits-delete-change-functions
                           change)
     (error nil))
   (semantic-overlay-delete change))
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/lex.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/lex.el
index d7ab5911a67..274df355901 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/lex.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/lex.el
@@ -729,7 +729,9 @@ This is an alist of (ANCHOR . STREAM) elements where ANCHOR is the
 start position of the block, and STREAM is the list of tokens in that
 block.")
 
-(defvar semantic-lex-reset-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'semantic-lex-reset-hooks
+  'semantic-lex-reset-functions "24.3")
+(defvar semantic-lex-reset-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook used by major-modes to reset lexical analyzers.
 Hook functions are called with START and END values for the
 current lexical pass.  Should be set with `add-hook', specifying
@@ -771,7 +773,7 @@ analyzer which might mistake a number for as a symbol."
      ;; Make sure the state of block parsing starts over.
      (setq semantic-lex-block-streams nil)
      ;; Allow specialty reset items.
-     (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-lex-reset-hooks start end)
+     (run-hook-with-args 'semantic-lex-reset-functions start end)
      ;; Lexing state.
      (let* (;(starttime (current-time))
             (starting-position (point))
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el
index ee8cbd2c3bc..6250edc8792 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/checkdoc.el
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 ;; Adding your own checks:
 ;;
 ;;   You can experiment with adding your own checks by setting the
-;; hooks `checkdoc-style-hooks' and `checkdoc-comment-style-hooks'.
+;; hooks `checkdoc-style-functions' and `checkdoc-comment-style-hooks'.
 ;; Return a string which is the error you wish to report.  The cursor
 ;; position should be preserved.
 ;;
@@ -274,17 +274,21 @@ made in the style guide relating to order."
   :type 'boolean)
 ;;;###autoload(put 'checkdoc-arguments-in-order-flag 'safe-local-variable 'booleanp)
 
-(defvar checkdoc-style-hooks nil
-  "Hooks called after the standard style check is completed.
-All hooks must return nil or a string representing the error found.
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'checkdoc-style-hooks
+  'checkdoc-style-functions "24.3")
+(defvar checkdoc-style-functions nil
+  "Hook run after the standard style check is completed.
+All functions must return nil or a string representing the error found.
 Useful for adding new user implemented commands.
 
 Each hook is called with two parameters, (DEFUNINFO ENDPOINT).
 DEFUNINFO is the return value of `checkdoc-defun-info'.  ENDPOINT is the
 location of end of the documentation string.")
 
-(defvar checkdoc-comment-style-hooks nil
-  "Hooks called after the standard comment style check is completed.
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'checkdoc-comment-style-hooks
+  checkdoc-comment-style-functions "24.3")
+(defvar checkdoc-comment-style-functions nil
+  "Hook run after the standard comment style check is completed.
 Must return nil if no errors are found, or a string describing the
 problem discovered.  This is useful for adding additional checks.")
 
@@ -1843,7 +1847,7 @@ Replace with \"%s\"? " original replace)
      ;; and reliance on the Ispell program.
      (checkdoc-ispell-docstring-engine e)
      ;; User supplied checks
-     (save-excursion (checkdoc-run-hooks 'checkdoc-style-hooks fp e))
+     (save-excursion (checkdoc-run-hooks 'checkdoc-style-functions fp e))
      ;; Done!
      )))
 
@@ -2353,7 +2357,7 @@ Code:, and others referenced in the style guide."
        err
        (or
         ;; Generic Full-file checks (should be comment related)
-        (checkdoc-run-hooks 'checkdoc-comment-style-hooks)
+        (checkdoc-run-hooks 'checkdoc-comment-style-functions)
         err))
       ;; Done with full file comment checks
       err)))
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
index 5f8cbea7c27..608134bd54f 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
@@ -2066,7 +2066,9 @@ Keys are a number representing :before, :primary, and :after methods.")
 During executions, the list is first generated, then as each next method
 is called, the next method is popped off the stack.")
 
-(defvar eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks
+  'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions "24.3")
+(defvar eieio-pre-method-execution-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run just before an EIEIO method is executed.
 The hook function must accept one argument, the list of forms
 about to be executed.")
@@ -2172,7 +2174,7 @@ This should only be called from a generic function."
               (eieiomt-method-list method method-primary nil)))
       )
 
-    (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks
+    (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
                         primarymethodlist)
 
     ;; Now loop through all occurrences forms which we must execute
@@ -2277,7 +2279,7 @@ for this common case to improve performance."
 
         ;; Do the regular implementation here.
 
-        (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks
+        (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
                             lambdas)
 
         (setq lastval (apply (car lambdas) newargs))
diff --git a/lisp/filesets.el b/lisp/filesets.el
index a91d8cf0fcb..7f695cf33dd 100644
--- a/lisp/filesets.el
+++ b/lisp/filesets.el
@@ -403,8 +403,10 @@ Don't forget to check out `filesets-menu-ensure-use-cached'."
                   (sexp :tag "Other" :value nil)))
   :group 'filesets)
 
-(defcustom filesets-cache-fill-content-hooks nil
-  "Hooks to run when writing the contents of filesets' cache file.
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'filesets-cache-fill-content-hooks
+  'filesets-cache-fill-content-hook "24.3")
+(defcustom filesets-cache-fill-content-hook nil
+  "Hook run when writing the contents of filesets' cache file.
 
 The hook is called with the cache file as current buffer and the cursor
 at the last position.  I.e. each hook has to make sure that the cursor is
@@ -2414,7 +2416,7 @@ fileset thinks this is necessary or not."
       (when filesets-cache-hostname-flag
         (insert (format "(setq filesets-cache-hostname %S)" (system-name)))
         (newline 2))
-      (run-hooks 'filesets-cache-fill-content-hooks)
+      (run-hooks 'filesets-cache-fill-content-hook)
       (write-file filesets-menu-cache-file))
     (setq filesets-has-changed-flag nil)
     (setq filesets-update-cache-file-flag nil)))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index dade2b4bbe5..8cb53de85fa 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * nndiary.el (nndiary-request-create-group-functions)
+        (nndiary-request-update-info-functions)
+        (nndiary-request-accept-article-functions):
+        * gnus-start.el (gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-functions): Don't use
+        "-hooks" suffix.
+
 2012-10-17  Kazuhiro Ito  <kzhr@d1.dion.ne.jp>  (tiny change)
 
         * starttls.el (starttls-extra-arguments): Doc fix.
@@ -110,7 +118,7 @@
 
 2012-09-05  Martin Stjernholm  <mast@lysator.liu.se>
 
-        * gnus-demon.el (gnus-demon-init): Fixed regression when IDLE is t and
+        * gnus-demon.el (gnus-demon-init): Fix regression when IDLE is t and
         TIME is set.
 
 2012-09-05  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
@@ -571,7 +579,7 @@
         * gnus.el: Register gnus-registry functions.
 
         * gnus-registry.el (gnus-try-warping-via-registry):
-        Moved here and indent.
+        Move here and indent.
 
         * gnus-int.el (gnus-warp-to-article):
         Check whether the registry is enabled before warping.
@@ -703,7 +711,7 @@
         (message-multi-smtp-send-mail): Respect the X-Message-SMTP-Method
         header to implement multi-SMTP functionality.
 
-        * gnus-agent.el (gnus-agent-send-mail-function): Removed.
+        * gnus-agent.el (gnus-agent-send-mail-function): Remove.
         (gnus-agentize): Don't set it.
         (gnus-agent-send-mail): Don't use it.
 
@@ -844,8 +852,8 @@
 
 2012-06-10  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
-        * gnus-group.el (gnus-group-get-new-news): Respect
-        `gnus-group-use-permanent-levels', as documented (bug#11638).
+        * gnus-group.el (gnus-group-get-new-news):
+        Respect `gnus-group-use-permanent-levels', as documented (bug#11638).
 
 2012-06-10  Dave Abrahams  <dave@boostpro.com>
 
@@ -985,7 +993,7 @@
         (shr-insert): Allow the natural width to be computed for tables again.
         (shr-tag-table-1): Rework how the natural widths are computed by
         rendering the table a third time.
-        (shr-natural-width): Removed.
+        (shr-natural-width): Remove.
         (shr-buffer-width): New function.
         (shr-expand-newlines): Use it.
 
@@ -1396,8 +1404,8 @@
 
 2012-01-04  Wolfgang Jenkner  <wjenkner@inode.at>  (tiny change)
 
-        * gnus-agent.el (gnus-agent-load-local): Recompute
-        gnus-agent-article-local on changing method.
+        * gnus-agent.el (gnus-agent-load-local):
+        Recompute gnus-agent-article-local on changing method.
 
 2012-01-04  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
@@ -1689,8 +1697,8 @@
 
 2011-09-27  Daiki Ueno  <ueno@unixuser.org>
 
-        * plstore.el (plstore-select-keys, plstore-encrypt-to): Clarify
-        documentation.
+        * plstore.el (plstore-select-keys, plstore-encrypt-to):
+        Clarify documentation.
 
 2011-09-27  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
index 40ee78bb695..eaf17d9e579 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-start.el
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ claim them."
                 function
                 (repeat function)))
 
-(defcustom gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-hooks
+  'gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-functions nil
   "*Hooks run after you subscribe to a new group.
 The hooks will be called with new group's name as argument."
   :version "22.1"
@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ the first newsgroup."
      gnus-level-killed (gnus-group-entry (or next "dummy.group")))
     (gnus-request-update-group-status newsgroup 'subscribe)
     (gnus-message 5 "Subscribe newsgroup: %s" newsgroup)
-    (run-hook-with-args 'gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-hooks newsgroup)
+    (run-hook-with-args 'gnus-subscribe-newsgroup-functions newsgroup)
     t))
 
 (defun gnus-read-active-file-p ()
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nndiary.el b/lisp/gnus/nndiary.el
index 8752972c3c8..73dd2921b68 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nndiary.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nndiary.el
@@ -179,22 +179,28 @@ In order to make this clear, here are some examples:
   :group 'nndiary)
 
 
-(defcustom nndiary-request-create-group-hooks nil
-  "*Hooks to run after `nndiary-request-create-group' is executed.
-The hooks will be called with the full group name as argument."
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'nndiary-request-create-group-hooks
+  'nndiary-request-create-group-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom nndiary-request-create-group-functions nil
+  "*Hook run after `nndiary-request-create-group' is executed.
+The hook functions will be called with the full group name as argument."
   :group 'nndiary
   :type 'hook)
 
-(defcustom nndiary-request-update-info-hooks nil
-  "*Hooks to run after `nndiary-request-update-info-group' is executed.
-The hooks will be called with the full group name as argument."
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'nndiary-request-update-info-hooks
+  'nndiary-request-update-info-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom nndiary-request-update-info-functions nil
+  "*Hook run after `nndiary-request-update-info-group' is executed.
+The hook functions will be called with the full group name as argument."
   :group 'nndiary
   :type 'hook)
 
-(defcustom nndiary-request-accept-article-hooks nil
-  "*Hooks to run before accepting an article.
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'nndiary-request-accept-article-hooks
+  'nndiary-request-accept-article-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom nndiary-request-accept-article-functions nil
+  "*Hook run before accepting an article.
 Executed near the beginning of `nndiary-request-accept-article'.
-The hooks will be called with the article in the current buffer."
+The hook functions will be called with the article in the current buffer."
   :group 'nndiary
   :type 'hook)
 
@@ -541,7 +547,7 @@ all.  This may very well take some time.")
           (setcar active (apply 'min articles))
           (setcdr active (apply 'max articles))))
       (nnmail-save-active nndiary-group-alist nndiary-active-file)
-      (run-hook-with-args 'nndiary-request-create-group-hooks
+      (run-hook-with-args 'nndiary-request-create-group-functions
                           (gnus-group-prefixed-name group
                                                     (list "nndiary" server)))
       t))
@@ -633,7 +639,7 @@ all.  This may very well take some time.")
 (deffoo nndiary-request-accept-article (group &optional server last)
   (nndiary-possibly-change-directory group server)
   (nnmail-check-syntax)
-  (run-hooks 'nndiary-request-accept-article-hooks)
+  (run-hooks 'nndiary-request-accept-article-functions)
   (when (nndiary-schedule)
     (let (result)
       (when nnmail-cache-accepted-message-ids
@@ -804,7 +810,7 @@ all.  This may very well take some time.")
              (gnus-info-set-read info (gnus-update-read-articles
                                        (gnus-info-group info) unread t)))
         ))
-    (run-hook-with-args 'nndiary-request-update-info-hooks
+    (run-hook-with-args 'nndiary-request-update-info-functions
                         (gnus-info-group info))
     t))
 
diff --git a/lisp/htmlfontify.el b/lisp/htmlfontify.el
index b0bc5b6b3b3..a1853a6e04b 100644
--- a/lisp/htmlfontify.el
+++ b/lisp/htmlfontify.el
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ when not running under a window system."
   :tag   "init-kludge-hooks"
   :type  '(hook))
 
-(defcustom hfy-post-html-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'hfy-post-html-hooks 'hfy-post-html-hook "24.3")
+(defcustom hfy-post-html-hook nil
   "List of functions to call after creating and filling the HTML buffer.
 These functions will be called with the HTML buffer as the current buffer."
   :group   'htmlfontify
@@ -1786,7 +1787,7 @@ FILE, if set, is the file name."
       ;;(message "inserting footer")
       (insert (funcall hfy-page-footer file)))
     ;; call any post html-generation hooks:
-    (run-hooks 'hfy-post-html-hooks)
+    (run-hooks 'hfy-post-html-hook)
     ;; return the html buffer
     (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
     html-buffer))
diff --git a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
index 331754fb1b5..afa13fe4e04 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
@@ -243,15 +243,14 @@ Used by `mail-yank-original' via `mail-indent-citation'."
   :type 'integer
   :group 'sendmail)
 
-;; FIXME make it really obsolete.
 (defvar mail-yank-hooks nil
   "Obsolete hook for modifying a citation just inserted in the mail buffer.
 Each hook function can find the citation between (point) and (mark t).
 And each hook function should leave point and mark around the citation
 text as modified.
-
 This is a normal hook, misnamed for historical reasons.
-It is semi-obsolete and mail agents should no longer use it.")
+It is obsolete and mail agents should no longer use it.")
+(make-obsolete-variable 'mail-yank-hooks 'mail-citation-hook "19.34")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defcustom mail-citation-hook nil
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
index 6eedef1980e..adc8707f011 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-10-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * mh-letter.el (mh-yank-hooks): Use make-obsolete-variable.
+
 2012-04-25  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * mh-utils.el (minibuffer-completing-file-name): Don't declare, unused.
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/mh-e.el b/lisp/mh-e/mh-e.el
index 2723fb5e684..705c92b0b4c 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/mh-e.el
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/mh-e.el
@@ -3189,7 +3189,9 @@ function used to insert the signature with
   :group 'mh-letter
   :package-version '(MH-E . "8.0"))
 
-(defcustom-mh mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks '(mh-search-p)
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks
+  'mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom-mh mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-functions '(mh-search-p)
   "Abnormal hook run at the beginning of \\<mh-folder-mode-map>\\[mh-kill-folder].
 
 The hook functions are called with no arguments and should return
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/mh-letter.el b/lisp/mh-e/mh-letter.el
index 8aed1873348..490bfc07560 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/mh-letter.el
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/mh-letter.el
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ Each hook function can find the citation between point and mark.
 And each hook function should leave point and mark around the
 citation text as modified.
 
-This is a normal hook, misnamed for historical reasons. It is
-semi-obsolete and is only used if `mail-citation-hook' is nil.")
+This is a normal hook, misnamed for historical reasons.
+It is obsolete and is only used if `mail-citation-hook' is nil.")
+(make-obsolete-variable 'mh-yank-hooks 'mail-citation-hook "19.34")
 
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/net/dbus.el b/lisp/net/dbus.el
index 772a0a9c626..c95e901c39d 100644
--- a/lisp/net/dbus.el
+++ b/lisp/net/dbus.el
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ Otherwise, return result of last form in BODY, or all other errors."
      (dbus-error (when dbus-debug (signal (car err) (cdr err))))))
 (font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode '("\\<dbus-ignore-errors\\>"))
 
-(defvar dbus-event-error-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dbus-event-error-hooks
+  'dbus-event-error-functions "24.3")
+(defvar dbus-event-error-functions nil
   "Functions to be called when a D-Bus error happens in the event handler.
 Every function must accept two arguments, the event and the error variable
 caught in `condition-case' by `dbus-error'.")
@@ -947,7 +949,7 @@ If the HANDLER returns a `dbus-error', it is propagated as return message."
          (dbus-method-error-internal
           (nth 1 event) (nth 4 event) (nth 3 event) (cadr err))))
      ;; Propagate D-Bus error messages.
-     (run-hook-with-args 'dbus-event-error-hooks event err)
+     (run-hook-with-args 'dbus-event-error-functions event err)
      (when (or dbus-debug (= dbus-message-type-error (nth 2 event)))
        (signal (car err) (cdr err))))))
 
diff --git a/lisp/net/rcirc.el b/lisp/net/rcirc.el
index dd345630b9b..e9828c5f813 100644
--- a/lisp/net/rcirc.el
+++ b/lisp/net/rcirc.el
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ See `rcirc-dim-nick' face."
   :type '(repeat string)
   :group 'rcirc)
 
-(defcustom rcirc-print-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'rcirc-print-hooks
+  'rcirc-print-functions "24.3")
+(defcustom rcirc-print-functions nil
   "Hook run after text is printed.
 Called with 5 arguments, PROCESS, SENDER, RESPONSE, TARGET and TEXT."
   :type 'hook
@@ -647,7 +649,9 @@ is non-nil."
                "] "
                text)))))
 
-(defvar rcirc-sentinel-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'rcirc-sentinel-hooks
+  'rcirc-sentinel-functions "24.3")
+(defvar rcirc-sentinel-functions nil
   "Hook functions called when the process sentinel is called.
 Functions are called with PROCESS and SENTINEL arguments.")
 
@@ -664,7 +668,7 @@ Functions are called with PROCESS and SENTINEL arguments.")
                                sentinel
                                (process-status process)) (not rcirc-target))
           (rcirc-disconnect-buffer)))
-      (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-sentinel-hooks process sentinel))))
+      (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-sentinel-functions process sentinel))))
 
 (defun rcirc-disconnect-buffer (&optional buffer)
   (with-current-buffer (or buffer (current-buffer))
@@ -684,7 +688,9 @@ Functions are called with PROCESS and SENTINEL arguments.")
           (process-list))
     ps))
 
-(defvar rcirc-receive-message-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'rcirc-receive-message-hooks
+  'rcirc-receive-message-functions "24.3")
+(defvar rcirc-receive-message-functions nil
   "Hook functions run when a message is received from server.
 Function is called with PROCESS, COMMAND, SENDER, ARGS and LINE.")
 (defun rcirc-filter (process output)
@@ -738,7 +744,7 @@ Function is called with PROCESS, COMMAND, SENDER, ARGS and LINE.")
         (if (not (fboundp handler))
             (rcirc-handler-generic process cmd sender args text)
           (funcall handler process sender args text))
-        (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-receive-message-hooks
+        (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-receive-message-functions
                             process cmd sender args text)))
     (message "UNHANDLED: %s" text)))
 
@@ -1625,7 +1631,7 @@ record activity."
           (rcirc-log process sender response target text))
 
         (sit-for 0)                     ; displayed text before hook
-        (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-print-hooks
+        (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-print-functions
                             process sender response target text)))))
 
 (defun rcirc-generate-log-filename (process target)
@@ -1927,7 +1933,9 @@ With prefix ARG, go to the next low priority buffer with activity."
                           (key-description (this-command-keys))
                           " for low priority activity."))))))))
 
-(defvar rcirc-activity-hooks nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'rcirc-activity-hooks
+  'rcirc-activity-functions "24.3")
+(defvar rcirc-activity-functions nil
   "Hook to be run when there is channel activity.
 
 Functions are called with a single argument, the buffer with the
@@ -1950,7 +1958,7 @@ activity.  Only run if the buffer is not visible and
         (unless (and (equal rcirc-activity old-activity)
                      (member type old-types))
           (rcirc-update-activity-string)))))
-  (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-activity-hooks buffer))
+  (run-hook-with-args 'rcirc-activity-functions buffer))
 
 (defun rcirc-clear-activity (buffer)
   "Clear the BUFFER activity."
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
index 2a000957589..50eaebe4dec 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
@@ -1703,7 +1703,9 @@ Key bindings:
   (message "Using CC Mode version %s" c-version)
   (c-keep-region-active))
 
-(defvar c-prepare-bug-report-hooks nil)
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'c-prepare-bug-report-hooks
+  'c-prepare-bug-report-hook "24.3")
+(defvar c-prepare-bug-report-hook nil)
 
 ;; Dynamic variables used by reporter.
 (defvar reporter-prompt-for-summary-p)
@@ -1770,7 +1772,7 @@ Key bindings:
                 lookup-syntax-properties))
         vars)
       (lambda ()
-        (run-hooks 'c-prepare-bug-report-hooks)
+        (run-hooks 'c-prepare-bug-report-hook)
         (insert (format "Buffer Style: %s\nc-emacs-features: %s\n"
                         style c-features)))))))
 
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 0f30976b023..94012fc47de 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -1260,12 +1260,10 @@ is converted into a string by expressing it in decimal."
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias 'executing-macro 'executing-kbd-macro
   "before 19.34")
 
-(defvaralias 'x-lost-selection-hooks 'x-lost-selection-functions)
-(make-obsolete-variable 'x-lost-selection-hooks
-                        'x-lost-selection-functions "22.1")
-(defvaralias 'x-sent-selection-hooks 'x-sent-selection-functions)
-(make-obsolete-variable 'x-sent-selection-hooks
-                        'x-sent-selection-functions "22.1")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'x-lost-selection-hooks
+  'x-lost-selection-functions "22.1")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'x-sent-selection-hooks
+  'x-sent-selection-functions "22.1")
 
 ;; This was introduced in 21.4 for pre-unicode unification.  That
 ;; usage was rendered obsolete in 23.1 which uses Unicode internally.
diff --git a/lisp/term/sun.el b/lisp/term/sun.el
index 4bd22c1d8da..dfe7a63ac1b 100644
--- a/lisp/term/sun.el
+++ b/lisp/term/sun.el
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 
 (defvar sun-raw-prefix-hooks nil
   "List of forms to evaluate after setting sun-raw-prefix.")
+(make-obsolete-variable 'sun-raw-prefix-hooks 'term-setup-hook "21.1")
 
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
index 9e6f5769c8f..5c471664fdc 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ This can be toggled with `ediff-toggle-filename-truncation'."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'ediff-mult)
 
-(defcustom ediff-before-session-group-setup-hooks nil
-  "Hooks to run before Ediff arranges the window for group-level operations.
+(defcustom ediff-before-session-group-setup-hooks
+  nil ;FIXME: Bad name (should be -hook or -functions) and never run??
+  "Hook run before Ediff arranges the window for group-level operations.
 It is used by commands such as `ediff-directories'.
 This hook can be used to save the previous window config, which can be restored
 on `ediff-quit', `ediff-suspend', or `ediff-quit-session-group-hook'."