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libxml-parse-*-region functions discard-comments argument only applies to top level comments

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Message #32 received at 27178 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 27178 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eefacm <at> gmail.com, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: bug#27178: 26.0.50;
 libxml-parse-*-region functions ignore discard-comments argument
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:00:23 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net,  27178 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  eefacm <at> gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:54:05 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> On the other hand, we could deprecate that option (since it's rather
> >> nonsensical the way it is now), and just provide a Lisp convenience
> >> function to delete the comments if you don't want comments?  I think
> >> that sounds cleaner and much easier to implement.
> >
> > That is also fine with me, thanks.
> 
> Hm...  do we have a mechanism to mark parameters as obsolete

I don't believe so, but maybe others will have me corrected.

> or should I just mention it in the doc string?

If that's the only way, yes, please.

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