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31; Deprecate minibuffer-completing-file-name

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From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "75910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <75910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#75910: 31; Deprecate minibuffer-completing-file-name
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:56:30 +0100

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> The Emacs "code base" can, and does, often not try
> hard to remain compatible with older code-base code.
> Emacs code in the large is a different story.

So where do you use these variables and why is it not possible to
replace them with a completion category in your packages? I use
`minibuffer-completing-file-name' in my packages too, but I can replace
the variable with the file category without downsides.

Daniel

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