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From: Stefan Monnier via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
Cc: Gemini Lasswell <gazally@runbox.com>, 64536@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64536: 30.0.50; Make cl-print put buttons on ellipses
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:07:14 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv5y5hpvrw.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ttt1q45b.fsf@localhost> (Ihor Radchenko's message of "Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:01:20 +0000")

>>>>> May it be possible to create an obsolete alias for this button type?
>>>> And I don't think we have such aliases.
>>> May it be added?
>> Patch welcome (especially if it comes together with some kind of
>> obsolescence mechanism).
> I am not sure if this can be done on byte compiler level.

Not sure either.  A compiler-macro placed on `make-text-button` and
`make-button` could look for a `:type` arg and check its obsolescence,
but I don't know how effective it would be.

> For runtime, after skimming through button.el, it looks like
> `button-category-symbol' might be used to throw a warning when obsolete
> button type is being used.

Runtime check are easier and more reliable, indeed, but also more
annoying and directed at the wrong person :-(


        Stefan






  reply	other threads:[~2023-08-14 14:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-07-09  4:42 bug#64536: 30.0.50; Make cl-print put buttons on ellipses Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-07-13 23:01 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-11  7:53 ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-12  5:23   ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-12  8:39     ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-12 18:17       ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-13  9:26         ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-13 16:02           ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-14 11:01             ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-14 14:07               ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors [this message]
2023-08-14 15:15                 ` Ihor Radchenko

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