+2003-07-06 Markus Rost <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>
+
+ * advice.texi (Activation of Advice): Note that ad-start-advice is
+ turned on by default.
+
2003-06-22 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
* objects.texi (Symbol Type): Fix description of examples.
@cindex advice, activating
By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when
-you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised. You can
-request the activation of advice for a function when you define the
-advice, by specifying the @code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}.
-But normally you activate the advice for a function by calling the
-function @code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands
-listed below.
+you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised. However
+the advice will be automatically activated when the function is
+defined or redefined later. You can request the activation of advice
+for a function when you define the advice, by specifying the
+@code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}. But normally you
+activate the advice for a function by calling the function
+@code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands listed
+below.
Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits
you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without
@deffn Command ad-start-advice
Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or
-redefined. If you turn on this mode, then advice takes effect
-immediately when defined.
+redefined. This mode is turned on by default.
@end deffn
@deffn Command ad-stop-advice