From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7591@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7591: 24.0.50; incorrect `make-obsolete' for `mouse-major-mode-menu'
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:52:15 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvhbemfu0x.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B206C2D2D2AC4ACD9214BA2B61B50D48@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:17:37 -0800")
> (make-obsolete 'mouse-major-mode-menu 'mouse-menu-major-mode-map "23.1")
> That is incorrect.
The argument to make-obsolete is not intended to say "foobar is
a drop-in-replacement for barbaz", just that "barbaz has been found
undesirable, its successor is foobar". Often one needs to adjust things
if one wants to switch to the new non-obsolete alternative.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-09 22:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-08 16:17 bug#7591: 24.0.50; incorrect `make-obsolete' for `mouse-major-mode-menu' Drew Adams
2010-12-09 22:52 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2010-12-10 16:46 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-10 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier
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