GNU bug report logs - #43833
28.0.50; gnus-use-backend-marks is never used in gnus, the manual should be updated

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Zhiwei Chen <condy0919 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 17:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

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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From: Zhiwei Chen <condy0919 <at> gmail.com>
To: 43833 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43833: 28.0.50; gnus-use-backend-marks is never used in gnus, the manual should be updated
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:26:02 +0800

In https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/gnus/Startup-Variables.html#Startup-Variables

gnus-use-backend-marks
    If non-nil, Gnus will store article marks both in the .newsrc.eld file and in the backends. This will slow down group operation some.

But grepping `gnus-use-backend-marks' in gnus codebase shows no reference.

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Zhiwei Chen
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