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[PATCH] Add the public API of Compat to the core

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Subject: bug#66554: closed (Re: bug#66554: [PATCH] Add the public API of
 Compat to the core)
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:56:02 +0000

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#66554: [PATCH] Add the public API of Compat to the core

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: mail <at> daniel-mendler.de, 66554-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#66554: [PATCH] Add the public API of Compat to the core
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:52:04 +0000

Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
>>> Cc: mail <at> daniel-mendler.de,  66554 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  stefankangas <at> gmail.com,
>>>   monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
>>> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 16:29:00 +0000
>>> 
>>> >> Note that Compat provides replacement functions with extended
>>> >> functionality for functions that are already defined (@code{sort},
>>> >> @code{assoc}, @dots{}).  These functions may have changed their
>>> >> calling convention (additional optional arguments) or may have changed
>>> >> their behavior.  These functions must be looked up explicitly with
>>> >> @code{compat-function} or called explicitly with @code{compat-call}.
>>> >> We call them ``Extended Definitions''.  In contrast, newly ``Added
>>> >> Definitions'' can be called as usual.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.  I suggest to copy the above paragraph to the ELisp reference
>>> > manual, 
>>> 
>>> OK, can do.
>>> 
>>> >         and add a cross-reference to the Compat manual after it.
>>> 
>>> IIUC the cross-reference will be broken, unless the user has installed
>>> Compat manually.
>>
>> I wouldn't be worried about that: the cross-reference is readable, and
>> the reader will understand what it says even if it cannot be followed.
>> We do that for other manuals, which belong to other packages that
>> might not be installed.
>
> OK.  I don't have access to the machine with the latest version of the
> patch, but as soon as I get that going again, I'll update it and push
> the change to master.

I have pushed the patch to master, and will therefore close this bug
report.  Thanks to everyone involved for helping out.

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Add the public API of Compat to the core
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:35:22 +0000

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Tags: patch


See https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2023-10/msg00260.html
for the background behind this proposal.


In GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 5, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
 3.24.37, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-10-13 built on quetzal
Repository revision: 97959349651a8fb170c1c754e73a4d86ed24d018
Repository branch: master
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

Configured using:
 'configure --with-pgtk --with-imagemagick --with-tree-sitter'

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