From: Markus Rost <rost@math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 01:31:52 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Activation of Advice): Note that ad-start-advice is turned on by default.
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(Activation of Advice): Note that ad-start-advice is turned on by default.
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diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog
index c69bce9bd6b..3401dc190a6 100644
--- a/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+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.
diff --git a/lispref/advice.texi b/lispref/advice.texi
index e5946db433f..92c37b83936 100644
--- a/lispref/advice.texi
+++ b/lispref/advice.texi
@@ -331,12 +331,14 @@ replaced with the new one.
 @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
@@ -416,8 +418,7 @@ last time it was activated.
 
 @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