GNU bug report logs - #60058
29.0.60; overlay-lists does not conform to its docstring

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Message #16 received at 60058-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: justksqsf <at> gmail.com, 60058-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#60058: 29.0.60; overlay-lists does not conform to its
 docstring
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:19:39 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Kai Ma <justksqsf <at> gmail.com>,  Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
>   60058 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:21:44 -0500
> 
> > The problem is not in overlay-lists, IMO, the problem (if there is
> > one) is in overlay-recenter: it is a no-op in Emacs 29 and later.
> 
> The use of `overlay-recenter` together with `overlay-lists` took me
> by surprise.  So yes, I think we should document that `overlay-recenter`
> is a no-op.  We should also mark it obsolete.

I didn't mark it obsolete yet.  Having Emacs 29.1 annoy programs that
call a function that is a no-op, and adding that so close to the
release, sounds like not the best idea.  Maybe we should consider
obsoleting it in Emacs 30.

Otherwise, I did update the documentation to be consistent with the
new implementation of the overlays (see also bug#59996), and I'm
therefore closing this bug report.

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