GNU bug report logs - #37774
27.0.50; new :extend attribute broke visuals of all themes and other packages

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andrey Orst <andreyorst <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:32:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #71 received at 37774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Ergus <spacibba <at> aol.com>
Cc: andreyorst <at> gmail.com, 37774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37774: 27.0.50; new :extend attribute broke visuals of all
 themes and other packages
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:33:16 +0300

> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:18:13 +0200
> From: Ergus <spacibba <at> aol.com>
> Cc: andreyorst <at> gmail.com, 37774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Do we have something in defface that we can "recommend" to conditionally
> specify this attribute when version >= 27 only (maybe a syntax sugar)?

(if (>= emacs-major-version 27)
    (defface foo...) ; for Emacs 27 and later
  (defface foo...)   ; for Emacs 26 and older

> In any case maybe we need to add a recommendation in NEWS about how to
> update.

Do you really think the above needs to be in NEWS?
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