From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#37889: [PATCH] Remove obsolete doc references to XEmacs Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:56:01 +0300 Message-ID: <83v9sfxpdq.fsf@gnu.org> References: Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="140981"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" Cc: 37889@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 23 21:39:41 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iNMTt-000aYM-Cj for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:39:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45444 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iNMTr-0003aP-Ns for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:39:39 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48317) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLoc-0006w0-UL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:57:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLob-0003ed-R1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:57:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:54443) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLob-0003eV-O7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:57:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLob-0001Zj-Kp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:57:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:57:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 37889 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 37889-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B37889.15718569916016 (code B ref 37889); Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:57:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 37889) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Oct 2019 18:56:31 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35031 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLo7-0001Yw-8c for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:56:31 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:39029) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLo5-0001Yi-AC for 37889@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:56:29 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:58339) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLny-0003Ov-Rm; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:56:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=2173 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1iNLnw-0002Ti-OX; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:56:21 -0400 In-reply-to: (message from Stefan Kangas on Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:41:22 +0200) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:170093 Archived-At: > From: Stefan Kangas > Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:41:22 +0200 > > There are a few references in various doc strings and comments which I > think will confuse users and make maintaining Emacs harder for no > gain. > > The attached patch removes most of them. Any objections to any of this? I object to the likes of this: > --- a/doc/misc/pcl-cvs.texi > +++ b/doc/misc/pcl-cvs.texi > @@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ Contributors > Linus Tolke contributed useful comments > on both the functionality and the documentation. > > -@item > -@c jwz@@jwz.com > -Jamie Zawinski contributed > -@file{pcl-cvs-lucid.el}, which was later renamed to > -@file{pcl-cvs-xemacs.el}. > - > @item > Leif Lonnblad contributed RCVS support (since superseded by the new > remote CVS support). > @@ -215,9 +209,8 @@ Contributors > > @item > @c greg.klanderman@@alum.mit.edu > -Greg Klanderman implemented > -toggling of marked files, setting of CVS command flags via prefix > -arguments, updated the XEmacs support, updated the manual, and fixed > +Greg Klanderman implemented toggling of marked files, setting of CVS > +command flags via prefix arguments, updated the manual, and fixed > numerous bugs. To me, this is akin to rewriting history: those people contributed to the development in the past, and we should keep the attributions out of respect for their work. I have no problem with other changes you proposed. Thanks.