From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: describe-variable gets the defining library wrong Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:51:23 +0200 Message-ID: References: <9932FB1FC8A6421585BD97FF401FFF16@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1246060301 29968 80.91.229.12 (26 Jun 2009 23:51:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:51:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 27 01:51:34 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MKLCg-00006G-Ew for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:51:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46252 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MKLCf-0001VR-PP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKLCb-0001Ud-AP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:29 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKLCX-0001Re-Sh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:29 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34579 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MKLCX-0001RR-Ng for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:25 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-02.vtx.ch ([212.147.0.114]:38891) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MKLCX-0001Is-9K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:25 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (dyn.83-228-218-202.dsl.vtx.ch [83.228.218.202]) by smtp-02.vtx.ch (VTX Services SA) with ESMTP id CED175FC64; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:51:23 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9F60A64341; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:51:23 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <9932FB1FC8A6421585BD97FF401FFF16@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:58:39 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.94 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:111761 Archived-At: > Byte-compile foobar.el using Emacs 20 or 21. Well, now, as you know, Emacs's backward compatibility is not 100%. So, no, it's not considered a bug (other than a bug in Emacs-21, maybe). Stefan