GNU bug report logs - #74983
[PATCH] Use `keymap-set' instead of `define-key' in emacs lisp intro

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Message #17 received at 74983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 74983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74983: [PATCH] Use `keymap-set' instead of `define-key' in
 emacs lisp intro
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:50:15 -0800

On 2024-12-19 Thu 23:01 GMT-08, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

>> From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
>> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:36:29 -0800
>> 
>> * Since `define-key' is considered legacy and we encourage `keymap-set'
>>   now.
>
> Thanks.  But the second chunk is not really right, since we have many
> more define-key there than keymap-set.
>
> So my suggestion is not to _replace_ define-key with keymap-set, but
> instead describe _both_, explaining that as of Emacs 29 we are
> migrating towards keymap-set, which is preferred.

Thanks, I agree. I've made a followup patch. For some reason the
followup patch didn't attach to the Message ID of this thread and a new
bug 74999 was created.

-- 
Hong

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