GNU bug report logs - #21225
25.0.50; doc strings of `define-obsolete-*'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 17:30:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 25.0.50

Fixed in version 26.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 21225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 21225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21225: 25.0.50; doc strings of `define-obsolete-*'
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:07:46 -0400

>> The doc (doc strings and manual) should make clear that the args
>> are evaluated.  This is not obvious, as these are macros.
> Yes please. Everytime I use these I have to manually check their
> behavior because I'm never sure just by reading the docstring.

Maybe a better fix is to turn them into functions (which basically
means, to add special support for them in the byte-compiler, since
that's the only reason they're defined as macros, AFAIK).


        Stefan
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