GNU bug report logs - #70784
Abolish string resizing

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Message #107 received at 70784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 70784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#70784: Abolish string resizing
Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 13:47:49 -0400

> Also, I'm leaning toward removing `store-substring` from the manual because
> while it probably felt like a good addition at the time, circumstances have
> changed and it has hardly seen any use at all. (We can mark it obsolete or
> keep it indefinitely but it doesn't really deserve top billing these days.)

Hmm... wasn't aware of this one.
AFAIK between Emacs, GNU ELPA, and NonGNU ELPA, I can see it used in only
two files:

    elpa/packages/elisp-benchmarks/benchmarks/dhrystone.el
    elpa/packages/mmm-mode/mmm-cmds.el

Deprecation sounds about right.


        Stefan

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