From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Strange change in backquote expansion Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:57:36 +0200 Message-ID: <86bqd1exzz.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1187708268 769 80.91.229.12 (21 Aug 2007 14:57:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:57:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 21 16:57:46 2007 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 1INVAv-0006pW-Fi for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:57:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1INVAv-0001gv-5Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:57:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1INVAq-0001dk-Oe for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:57:40 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1INVAo-0001aS-Vc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:57:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1INVAo-0001a5-P2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:57:38 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1INVAo-00012n-JU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:57:39 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA14186 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:57:29 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 29429 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2007 14:57:36 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 21 Aug 2007 14:57:36 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 333218F2E9; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:57:36 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue\, 21 Aug 2007 10\:46\:02 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:76891 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > > Since 19.29 was 12 years ago, I think it is time to delete the > > documentation of that compatibility feature. Does anyone object? > > I believe the old syntax is still used in some of the bundled > packages, not to mention the unbundled ones. > > Can you arrange to issue a warning when reading code that uses the old > syntax? There could be a flag to control the warning, and for the moment > we could make only the byte compiler turn on the flag. That would make > it convenient if the warnings come thru the compiler warning mechanism. > > In Emacs 24 we could make the old syntax an error. Where do we put plans scheduled for Emacs 24? TODO in the multi-tty branch? We probably should also put "Make sure that the Y2038 bug does not bite us" there. -- David Kastrup