From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Cc: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:09 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv4pa8w6em.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <x2fxtsuv50.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:03:07 -0400")
>> 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.
> I'm probably fixated on define-obsolete-variable-alias.
> Always using the value of new_alias would be the right thing there
> AFAICS,
No.
Stefan
PS: BTW "new_alias" = "obsolete_name".
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-11 19:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-09 19:16 define-obsolete-variable-alias problem Glenn Morris
2008-04-10 4:54 ` Nick Roberts
2008-04-11 1:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-11 3:53 ` Glenn Morris
2008-04-11 4:12 ` Glenn Morris
2008-04-11 17:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-11 18:03 ` Glenn Morris
2008-04-11 19:16 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-04-11 20:14 ` Glenn Morris
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