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: loaddefs and provide Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:49 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87y6mmb4i7.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <7f639jxh68.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 1257875353 13059 80.91.229.12 (10 Nov 2009 17:49:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 10 18:49:06 2009 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 1N7uq0-0004QM-UF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41657 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N7uq0-0006mG-HX for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:04 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N7ups-0006ib-WB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:57 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N7upo-0006gD-Bt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43830 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N7upo-0006gA-8c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:52 -0500 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:59056) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N7upm-0002Gv-Lr; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:50 -0500 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nAAHmnXc020604; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:49 -0500 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 334573A1DA; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:49 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <7f639jxh68.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:11:27 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3403=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:116808 Archived-At: > It was semi-reverted, and now I'm confused as to what the recommended > practice is here. Is the provision of a feature in an autoload file > considered obsolete and not to be used? Yes. > BTW, although it seems harmless, there are now 4 files in Emacs that > provide the 'loaddefs feature. Yes, it's not good. I'd rather get rid of them. Stefan