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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el
index fa1574b0a8..51a4f5491b 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ directly. Instead, use `eldoc-add-command' and `eldoc-remove-command'.")
"Idle time delay currently in use by timer.
This is used to determine if `eldoc-idle-delay' is changed by the user.")
-(defvar eldoc-message-function 'eldoc-minibuffer-message
+(defvar eldoc-message-function #'eldoc-minibuffer-message
"The function used by `eldoc-message' to display messages.
It should receive the same arguments as `message'.")
@@ -193,10 +193,7 @@ expression point is on."
(remove-hook 'pre-command-hook 'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area t)))
;;;###autoload
-(defun turn-on-eldoc-mode ()
- "Unequivocally turn on ElDoc mode (see command `eldoc-mode')."
- (interactive)
- (eldoc-mode 1))
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'turn-on-eldoc-mode 'eldoc-mode "24.4")
(defun eldoc-schedule-timer ()
@@ -260,6 +257,10 @@ Otherwise work like `message'."
(omessage (funcall eldoc-message-function nil)))))
eldoc-last-message)
+(defun eldoc--message-command-p (command)
+ (and (symbolp command)
+ (intern-soft (symbol-name command) eldoc-message-commands)))
+
;; This function goes on pre-command-hook for XEmacs or when using idle
;; timers in Emacs. Motion commands clear the echo area for some reason,
;; which make eldoc messages flicker or disappear just before motion
@@ -268,10 +269,12 @@ Otherwise work like `message'."
;; This doesn't seem to be required for Emacs 19.28 and earlier.
(defun eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area ()
(and eldoc-last-message
+ (not (minibufferp)) ;We don't use the echo area when in minibuffer.
(if (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
- (symbolp this-command)
- (intern-soft (symbol-name this-command) eldoc-message-commands))
+ (eldoc--message-command-p this-command))
(eldoc-message eldoc-last-message)
+ ;; No need to call eldoc-message since the echo area will be cleared
+ ;; for us, but do note that the last-message will be gone.
(setq eldoc-last-message nil))))
;; Decide whether now is a good time to display a message.
@@ -281,10 +284,9 @@ Otherwise work like `message'."
;; timer, we're still in the middle of executing a command,
;; e.g. a query-replace where it would be annoying to
;; overwrite the echo area.
- (and (not this-command)
- (symbolp last-command)
- (intern-soft (symbol-name last-command)
- eldoc-message-commands))))
+ (not this-command)
+ (eldoc--message-command-p last-command)))
+
;; Check various conditions about the current environment that might make
;; it undesirable to print eldoc messages right this instant.
@@ -313,7 +315,11 @@ Emacs Lisp mode) that support ElDoc.")
;; This is run from post-command-hook or some idle timer thing,
;; so we need to be careful that errors aren't ignored.
(with-demoted-errors "eldoc error: %s"
- (and (eldoc-display-message-p)
+ (and (or (eldoc-display-message-p)
+ ;; Erase the last message if we won't display a new one.
+ (when eldoc-last-message
+ (eldoc-message nil)
+ nil))
(if eldoc-documentation-function
(eldoc-message (funcall eldoc-documentation-function))
(let* ((current-symbol (eldoc-current-symbol))