GNU bug report logs - #13663
24.2.93; Why warn `flet' is an obsolete macro at runtime?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:59:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 24.2.93

Done: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 13663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13663: 24.2.93;
	Why warn `flet' is an obsolete macro at runtime?
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:04:24 -0500

> I am getting this when running emacs:
> /usr/local/emacs/share/emacs/24.2.93/lisp/gnus/message.elc:Warning:
>     `flet' is an obsolete macro (as of 24.3); use either `cl-flet' or
>     `cl-letf'.

> Why a user needs to care about this?

Good question.  Basically, the question is: why is this flet
macro-expanded so late (instead of during byte-compilation)?


        Stefan
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