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 15:16:09 -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 1207941449 23994 80.91.229.12 (11 Apr 2008 19:17:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:17:29 +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 21:18:02 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 1JkOkx-0008NY-Ik for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:17:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JkOkJ-0002LM-Oc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:17:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JkOjQ-0001yG-Dl for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JkOjO-0001x8-Ih for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JkOjO-0001x2-BN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:14 -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 1JkOjL-0005ov-6B; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:11 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjoFAPRV/0fO+KV8/2dsb2JhbACBXaoW X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,642,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="18366519" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 11 Apr 2008 15:16:09 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([206.248.165.124]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id RXB77709; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:09 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 72D4E8C11; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:09 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:03:07 -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:94990 Archived-At: >> 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".