GNU bug report logs - #23988
[PATCH] Remove FIXME to alias fboundp to symbol-function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Cochran <robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com>

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:51:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Merged with 23957

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 23988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Cochran <robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com>
Cc: 23988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23988: [PATCH] Remove FIXME to alias fboundp to
 symbol-function
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:13:21 +0300

> From: Robert Cochran <robert-emacs <at> cochranmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:49:37 -0700
> 
> As discussed in Bug#23957, the FIXME above fboundp suggesting to alias
> it to symbol-function is considered too great a risk to backwards
> compatibility. This patch removes the FIXME, so that other developers do
> not waste their time on it.

How about adding a comment there that summarizes the discussion in
that bug?  Perhaps someone will come up with a clever idea to overcome
the difficulties.

Thanks.
This bug report was last modified 9 years and 3 days ago.

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