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: Old-style backquotes in cc-vars.el Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:07 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20070901101821.GB3915@muc.de> <18140.52612.834052.399474@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <18142.4759.94109.793460@gargle.gargle.HOWL> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1188962783 14745 80.91.229.12 (5 Sep 2007 03:26:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 03:26:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: dhruva Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 05 05:26:23 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 1ISlX2-00057c-RK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:26:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ISlX1-0008TK-6V for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ISlWw-0008T0-PA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:14 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ISlWv-0008Sj-8P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ISlWv-0008Sg-3B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:13 -0400 Original-Received: from tomts16.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.4] helo=tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1ISlWq-0002ys-Qn; Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:09 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([70.53.192.250]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20070905032607.VHWG574.tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net@pastel.home>; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:26:07 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id C4430800F; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:26:07 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (dhruva's message of "Wed\, 5 Sep 2007 08\:14\:48 +0530") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 8 (1) 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:77813 Archived-At: >> If I do write them, I'll be sure to contribute them. On the >> selfish end, I've already fixed my code that needed the fixing, >> so the motivation to write the code is not high at present. >> >> >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman writes: Richard> It would be nice to have a couple of utility Richard> edit functions that turns old-style backquotes to Richard> new-style backquotes. Richard> Richard> Would you like to write them? > If someone can point me to the complete definition of old and new > style (and variants if any), I will try to develop a tool to do the > conversion automatically. I have done a bit of parsing related work > and feel I can do it. I did it with a macro that did something like: C-u C-s ([`,]@? C-SPC M-x up-list RET DEL C-u C-SPC C-d C-SPC C-M-u C-d C-u C-SPC -- Stefan