GNU bug report logs - #1817
last-input-char

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:05:06 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 1942

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #31 received at 1817 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 1817 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Subject: Re: bug#1817: 23.0.60; C-x RET c RET RET signals an error
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
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