GNU bug report logs - #43300
[PATCH] Make M-x show new commands for obsolete aliases

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 43300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 43300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43300: [PATCH] Make M-x show new commands for obsolete aliases
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:09:47 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> As an added bonus, we could more confidently mark an alias such as
> `display-time-world' obsolete (without worrying that it will just be
> gone in the next release).

Sounds like a good idea.

> 2. Show the function that aliases point to in the same way.

Makes sense.

> * lisp/simple.el (read-extended-command): Don't hide obsolete
> commands.
> (read-extended-command--annotation): Show an annotation for obsolete
> commands that says what their new name is.

I haven't tried the patch, but it looks good to me.

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