GNU bug report logs - #73257
31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in Emacs 31

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in Emacs 31
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:25:49 -0700

Severity: wishlist

We usually delete libraries obsoleted 10 years ago at the time of a new
Emacs release.  This should mean that anything made obsolete before
24.5, released on 2015-04-10, are candidates for deletion in Emacs 31.

This is the full list of such libraries:

    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-def.el
    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-gpg.el
    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-parse.el
    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp.el
    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp5.el
    24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg.el
    24.3 lisp/obsolete/bruce.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/info-edit.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/iswitchb.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/longlines.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/meese.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/otodo-mode.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/rcompile.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/sup-mouse.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/terminal.el
    24.4 lisp/obsolete/yow.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/crisp.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-edt.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-extras.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-mapper.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/vi.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/vip.el
    24.5 lisp/obsolete/ws-mode.el

1. We cannot yet remove iswitchb.el, as isearchb.el depends on it (see
   Bug#36260).

2. We also cannot remove longlines.el, as so-long.el depends on it, and
   even recommends it in certain cases.

3. ISTR that Eli objected to removing bruce.el in Emacs 30, so I'm
   assuming this objection this still stands.

Are there any other blockers or considerations?

Message #8 received at 73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73257: 31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in Emacs 31
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 08:02:45 +0800

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

> Are there any other blockers or considerations?

pgg is still being used.  Please don't delete it on impulse.

Message #11 received at 73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73257: 31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in Emacs 31
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 08:43:55 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:25:49 -0700
> 
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-def.el
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-gpg.el
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-parse.el
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp.el
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp5.el
>     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg.el
>     24.3 lisp/obsolete/bruce.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/info-edit.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/iswitchb.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/longlines.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/meese.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/otodo-mode.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/rcompile.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/sup-mouse.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/terminal.el
>     24.4 lisp/obsolete/yow.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/crisp.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-edt.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-extras.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-mapper.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/vi.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/vip.el
>     24.5 lisp/obsolete/ws-mode.el
> 
> 1. We cannot yet remove iswitchb.el, as isearchb.el depends on it (see
>    Bug#36260).
> 
> 2. We also cannot remove longlines.el, as so-long.el depends on it, and
>    even recommends it in certain cases.
> 
> 3. ISTR that Eli objected to removing bruce.el in Emacs 30, so I'm
>    assuming this objection this still stands.
> 
> Are there any other blockers or considerations?

I'd leave the TPU and Crisp/Brief emulations alone.

Message #14 received at 73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <73257 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#73257: 31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in
 Emacs 31
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:01:06 +0000

> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-def.el
> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-gpg.el
> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-parse.el
> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp.el
> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg-pgp5.el
> >     24.1 lisp/obsolete/pgg.el
> >     24.3 lisp/obsolete/bruce.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/info-edit.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/iswitchb.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/longlines.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/meese.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/otodo-mode.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/rcompile.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/sup-mouse.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/terminal.el
> >     24.4 lisp/obsolete/yow.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/crisp.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-edt.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-extras.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/tpu-mapper.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/vi.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/vip.el
> >     24.5 lisp/obsolete/ws-mode.el
> >
> > 1. We cannot yet remove iswitchb.el, as isearchb.el depends on it (see
> >    Bug#36260).
> >
> > 2. We also cannot remove longlines.el, as so-long.el depends on it,
> and
> >    even recommends it in certain cases.
> >
> > 3. ISTR that Eli objected to removing bruce.el in Emacs 30, so I'm
> >    assuming this objection this still stands.
> >
> > Are there any other blockers or considerations?
> 
> I'd leave the TPU and Crisp/Brief emulations alone.

FWIW, I uploaded info-edit.el and iswitchb.el to
Emacs Wiki.  There are wiki pages that refer to
them and code on the wiki that uses them.

Dunno whether other 31-removed libraries should
similarly be archived/uploaded.  I'm not familiar
with them.

Message #19 received at 73257-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>, 73257-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73257: 31.0.50; Deleting obsolete libraries in Emacs 31
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:31:35 -0700

Version: 31.1

Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> pgg is still being used.  Please don't delete it on impulse.

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I'd leave the TPU and Crisp/Brief emulations alone.

Thanks, so after 2 weeks of feedback, we seem to have consensus around
deleting 12 out of 25 of these obsolete libraries.

This is the full list of libraries to delete:

    cc-compat.el
    info-edit.el
    meese.el
    otodo-mode.el
    rcompile.el
    sup-mouse.el
    terminal.el
    vi.el
    vip.el
    ws-mode.el
    yow.el

Now done (commit 685ec273ecb).  I'm therefore closing this bug report.

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