Re: Obsolete functions and variables

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> Can we close this discussion?  A more useful one would be to do the work
>> of checking obsoleted functions/variables/packages and see which ones
>> can be removed because they're not used any more.

> Which is impossible, of course, as there are many packages such as JDEE, ECB
> and Cedet which might use them.

Yes, we usually try and check them to get an idea for whether they're
still used.

> The only time we'll know if they are still used is after their removal
> when someone complains.

Yes, we don't need to be 100% sure that they're not used any more.

> If ten years of byte compiler warnings stating that a variable is obsolete is
> not enough to justify its removal, I'll probably spend less time on dealing
> with them, not more.

Yes, there's no need to spend much time on it.  It's not an
important topic, usually,


        Stefan