GNU bug report logs - #66050
Making perl-mode.el obsolete

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Message #34 received at 66050 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st>
Cc: 66050 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, haj <at> posteo.de
Subject: Re: bug#66050: Making perl-mode.el obsolete
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:16:43 -0700

Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st> writes:

> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 6:26 PM Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> > If it is feasible to put conditionals in CPerl mode to make it behave
>> > like Perl mode -- or close enough that almost everyone is happy with
>> > it -- maybe then we could obsolete the current Perl mode.
>>
>> Agreed.  Let's start with adding such options to cperl-mode.
>
> Does there already exist a list of cperl features/behaviors which
> perl-mode users find objectionable?

I'm only aware of the list provided by Jens Schmidt upthread:

    https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=66050#16

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