GNU bug report logs - #58049
29.0.50; Obsolete url schemes "info" and "man"

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>, 58049 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58049: 29.0.50; Obsolete url schemes "info" and "man"
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:51:59 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> How about saying in the URL manual that the info: and man: schemes as
> deprecated, so people at least won't try to use them in new code?  That
> is a small change, but will also potentially make the transition to
> something new and improved a tiny bit easier.  It'll also discourage
> anyone from attempting to re-implement it in the new library.

I'm not sure that's really that helpful -- they're not deprecated in any
"formal" sense, and I think the likelihood of them being reimplemented
is minuscule.

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