GNU bug report logs - #49730
28.0.50; There should be a way to mark a generalised variable as obsolete

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:36:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 49730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 49730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49730: 28.0.50; There should be a way to mark a generalised
 variable as obsolete
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:46:33 +0200

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

> We don't have a way to make a generalised variable obsolete, I think?  I
> think it would be helpful if we had.
>
> I haven't looked at how to implement it, but marking the symbol in some
> way, and then having the byte compiler examine it (when expanding setf
> forms) and outputting a warning doesn't immediately seem impossible.

It was very simple.  Now added to Emacs 29.
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