Subject: Re: bug#34663: remove ftx font backend

From: Robert Pluim <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:12:57 +0100

>>>>> On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:57:30 +0100, Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]> said:

    Stefan> Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:
    >>> Now that the emacs-27 branch is cut, perhaps it is time to consider
    >>> applying this to master?  I have attached a rebased patch.
    >> 
    >> Yes, but:
    >> 
    >> . please add a NEWS entry about ftx's removal (in the "Installation
    >> Changes" section)
    >> . please add a NEWS entry on the emacs-27 branch saying that this
    >> font backend is deprecated and will be removed

    Stefan> Please find below one patch for the emacs-27 and one for the master
    Stefan> branch with the requested NEWS entries.  WDYT?

LGTM. (and thanks. Any reduction in complexity in that section of the
code is welcome.)

Robert