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[PATCH] Remove references to obsolete libraries

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Message #17 received at 37964 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37964 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37964: [PATCH] Remove references to obsolete libraries
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:09:15 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
>> Cc: 37964 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:10:53 +0100
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> > Not sure if we should remove references to starttls etc.  Does anyone
>> > else have an opinion?
>> 
>> My understanding was that we avoid recommending use of obsolete
>> libraries.  Both tls.el and starttls.el are obsolete in 27.1.
>> 
>> The alternative to removing them would be to update it to say they are
>> now obsolete, I guess?  Please let me know if that is preferred.
>
> I don't mind removing the references, I just don't know whether people
> are still using starttls.  Thus the request for more opinions.

No further comments within 10 weeks.  Is this okay to install?

I assume as a doc fix it should go to the release branch.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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