GNU bug report logs - #18539
24.4.50; gnus registry file seems misnamed

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Packages: gnus, emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.4.50

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 18539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18539: 24.4.50; gnus registry file seems misnamed
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:25:53 -0400

On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:26:23 -0600 Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com> wrote: 

Tom> I noticed that the Gnus registry makes a file called
Tom> ".gnus.registry.eioio".

Tom> Considering that it holds EIEIO objects, it seems to me that the file is
Tom> misnamed.  Rather than ".eioio" it should be ".eieio".

Tom> Not sure if this is worth fixing but I thought I'd point it out.

Nice catch on this typo!

Changing it will break users who already have a registry. I am also not
sure that it's worth fixing. If we do, maybe I should look for the
typo-name and offer to rename it?

Ted
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