From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Madhu <enometh@meer.net>
Cc: adam@alphapapa.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: please consider keeping defadvice around
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:27:36 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83pm2orj2f.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230911.080949.1745163659939409042.enometh@meer.net> (message from Madhu on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:09:49 +0530 (IST))
> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:09:49 +0530 (IST)
> Cc: adam@alphapapa.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: Madhu <enometh@meer.net>
>
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> <83y1hdqw8t.fsf@gnu.org>
> Wrote on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:28:18 +0300
> >> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:20:32 +0530 (IST)
> >> From: Madhu <enometh@meer.net>
> >>
> >> I see the obsoleting the old mechanism is a move to destroy value
> >> and invalidate a valid design, presumable based on personal
> >> prejudice.
> >
> > IMNSHO, that is a serious misrepresentation of the real reasons, which
> > were abundantly explained here.
>
> The concerns in my first post on this thread remain valid. The
> motivations alluded above are not enough to warrant the deprecation
> and removal of the original design
We disagree with this, and think that the motivation _is_ enough. We
provide alternatives to defadvice that we think are better and not
less powerful.
Of course, Emacs is Free Software, so please feel free to modify your
copy such that this particular deprecation is removed.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-09-11 12:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-09-09 15:05 please consider keeping defadvice around Madhu
2023-09-10 8:46 ` Adam Porter
2023-09-11 1:50 ` Madhu
2023-09-11 2:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-09-11 2:39 ` Madhu
2023-09-11 2:55 ` Emanuel Berg
2023-09-11 12:27 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-09-11 12:51 ` Po Lu
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