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: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:25 -0400 Message-ID: References: <18429.40354.962001.482941@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <9lr6dd81xr.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1207935003 669 80.91.229.12 (11 Apr 2008 17:30:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Nick Roberts , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 11 19:30:35 2008 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 1JkN4w-0004TW-L5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:30:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JkN4I-0004eU-Pf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JkN4D-0004dR-6u for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:37 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JkN49-0004Yl-0x for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:36 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JkN48-0004Yg-L3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:32 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182] helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JkN43-0000Si-HM; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:27 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjoFAD49/0fO+KV8/2dsb2JhbACBXalx X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,642,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="18361172" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 11 Apr 2008 13:29:26 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([206.248.165.124]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id RVO00626; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:26 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id A8AEC8487; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:29:25 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <9lr6dd81xr.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:12:32 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:94978 Archived-At: >>> Indeed except if base-variable already exist, we can't do that. > [...] >> define-obsolete-variable-alias must be placed _before_ an associated >> defcustom. > Actually, thinking about it more, I don't see why it can't be done if > base-variable already exists? You can call defvaralias after the base_var has been set. That's perfectly fine. But if both base_var and new_alias are set when you call defvaralias, then defvaralias can't know which of the two values to use. Stefan