GNU bug report logs - #16305
24.3.50; Restore set-temporary-overlay-map as an (obsolete) alias?

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Reported by: "Phil Sainty" <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>

Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:57:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: "Phil Sainty" <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 16305-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16305: 24.3.50;
 Restore set-temporary-overlay-map as an (obsolete) alias?
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:30:07 +0800

Fixed in 24.4

On 2013-12-31 07:55 +0800, Phil Sainty wrote:
> My impression was that whenever a function was renamed, it was standard
> procedure to keep the old name as an alias and mark it obsolete, to only
> be removed at some time in the future?
>
> (define-obsolete-function-alias 'set-temporary-overlay-map
> 'set-transient-map "24.4")

set-temporary-overlay-map was introduced in 24.3 so I think this is the
right thing to do.

Leo
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