Subject: Re: bug#1817: 23.0.60; C-x RET c RET RET signals an error

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:00:47 -0500

>> The alias `last-input-char' exists for compatibility
>> with Emacs version 18.
>> 
>> So I perhaps the doc string of `last-input-char' should say
>> that it is an alias for `last-input-event'?

> Definitely, and an obsolete one too, it sounds like.
> Can't it be made a "real" alias?

That would be good, yes: Remove last-input-char from the C code, and
define it in subr.el via define-obsolete-variable-alias.

> last-command-char looks similar.

Then please fix it similarly.

        Stefan