From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#4706: customize and aliaes Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:26:09 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4363-Mon12Oct2009122818+0100-jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 4706@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1255621675 16427 80.91.229.12 (15 Oct 2009 15:47:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:47:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 4706@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 15 17:47:47 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MySYK-0002v6-M8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:47:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49998 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MySYK-0002WM-ES for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MySXw-0002D1-Oo for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:20 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MySXr-000298-D8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:19 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44651 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MySXq-00028R-II for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:14 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:58145) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MySXp-0002j2-P0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:14 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n9FFlBVm000438; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:47:11 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n9FFZ9nL030806; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:35:09 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:35:09 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:35:09 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 4706 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 4706-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B4706.125562037229626 (code B ref 4706); Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:35:09 +0000 Original-Received: (at 4706) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 15 Oct 2009 15:26:12 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca (chene.dit.umontreal.ca [132.204.246.20]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n9FFQA7G029611 for <4706@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:26:11 -0700 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9FFQ9GU015239; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:26:09 -0400 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 59A3D3A07F; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:26:09 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:14:22 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3385=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:19 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:31967 Archived-At: >>> Perhaps if new_alias has a 'saved-value property, and base_variable >>> does not, Fdefvaralias could copy the property to base_variable? > [...] >> I think that extending defvaralias this way would be wrong, but I think it >> would fit just fine in define-obsolete-variable-alias. > What then to do about non-obsolete aliases to defcustoms? Depends on the intention between the alias, I guess. I mean: why does that variable need more than one non-obsolete name? Stefan