GNU bug report logs - #75910
31; Deprecate minibuffer-completing-file-name

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From: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
To: Daniel Mendler via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
 text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>,
 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>,
 "75910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <75910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#75910: 31; Deprecate minibuffer-completing-file-name
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:51:13 +0200

Daniel Mendler via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> The deprecation of `minibuffer-completing-file-name' is just
> one step in the transition to the category mechanism. As I have
> mentioned the variable `minibuffer-completing-symbol' had been
> deprecated and has even been removed already.

Would it be better to first a discussion on what to transition too
before talking about deprecation of this variable?

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