1 files changed, 18 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/modules/erc-config.el b/modules/erc-config.el
index 067b1e577..c89e46bb3 100644
--- a/modules/erc-config.el
+++ b/modules/erc-config.el
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ Auto-adds # prefix if missing.  Offers completion from configured channels."
 		  (erc-join-channel channel)))
 	(message "Failed to establish an active ERC connection")))
 
+(defun cj/erc-generate-buffer-name (parms)
+  "Generate buffer name in the format SERVER-CHANNEL."
+  (let ((network (plist-get parms :server))
+        (target (plist-get parms :target)))
+    (if target
+        (concat (or network "") "-" (or target ""))
+      (or network ""))))
+
 ;; Keymap for ERC commands (must be defined before use-package erc)
 (defvar-keymap cj/erc-keymap
   :doc "Keymap for ERC-related commands"
@@ -259,15 +267,7 @@ Auto-adds # prefix if missing.  Offers completion from configured channels."
   ;; Note: erc-rename-buffers is obsolete as of Emacs 29.1 (old behavior is now permanent)
   (setq erc-unique-buffers t)
 
-  ;; Custom buffer naming function
-  (defun cj/erc-generate-buffer-name (parms)
-	"Generate buffer name in the format SERVER-CHANNEL."
-	(let ((network (plist-get parms :server))
-		  (target (plist-get parms :target)))
-	  (if target
-		  (concat (or network "") "-" (or target ""))
-		(or network ""))))
-
+  ;; Custom buffer naming (cj/erc-generate-buffer-name is defined at top level)
   (setq erc-generate-buffer-name-function 'cj/erc-generate-buffer-name)
 
   ;; Configure erc-track (show channel activity in modeline)
@@ -338,16 +338,15 @@ NICK is the sender and MESSAGE is the message text."
   :after erc
   :hook (erc-mode . erc-nicks-mode))
 
-;; ------------------------------ ERC Yank To Gist -----------------------------
-;; automatically create a Gist if pasting more than 5 lines
-;; this module requires https://github.com/defunkt/gist
-;; via ruby: 'gem install gist' via the aur: yay -S gist
-
-(use-package erc-yank
-  :after erc
-  :bind
-  (:map erc-mode-map
-        ("C-y" . erc-yank)))
+;; -------------------------------- ERC Yank ----------------------------------
+;; The erc-yank package was dropped 2026-06-20: a paste over 5 lines became a
+;; PUBLIC gist (it called `gist -P', the clipboard paste flag, with no
+;; `--private'), behind only a single y-or-n-p and with no guard if the `gist'
+;; binary was absent -- a one-keystroke path to publishing whatever sat on the
+;; system clipboard.  No replacement binding is needed: erc-mode-map defines no
+;; C-y of its own, so with erc-yank gone C-y falls through to the ordinary
+;; global `yank' and a paste stays local.  Gist a large snippet by hand when
+;; that's actually wanted.
 
 (provide 'erc-config)
 ;;; erc-config.el ends here