GNU bug report logs - #35940
[PATCH] bookmark.el: Remove support for renaming ancient "~/.emacs-bkmrks" file

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Subject: bug#35940: closed (Re: bookmark.el: Remove support for renaming
 ancient "~/.emacs-bkmrks" file)
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:50:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#35940: [PATCH] bookmark.el: Remove support for renaming ancient "~/.emacs-bkmrks" file

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 35940 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 35940-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bookmark.el: Remove support for renaming ancient
 "~/.emacs-bkmrks" file
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 16:49:01 -0700

Thanks, I installed that.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] bookmark.el: Remove support for renaming ancient
 "~/.emacs-bkmrks" file
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 03:23:26 +0200

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Since at least 1995, there has been a variable `bookmark-old-default-file'
referring to an old default file name "~/.emacs-bkmrks", and some
accompanying code to rename from the old file name to the new one.

Since it's extremely unlikely that someone has a need to recover this kind
of file from before 1995 and use it in a modern Emacs, I think it's about
time to retire this code.  Please see the attached patch for a suggestion.

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

[0001-Make-bookmark-old-default-file-variable-obsolete.patch (application/octet-stream, attachment)]

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