GNU bug report logs - #7777
24.0.50; incompatible change for `directory-abbrev-alist' not in NEWS

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Message #44 received at 7777 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 7777 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#7777: 24.0.50;
	incompatible change for `directory-abbrev-alist' not in NEWS
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:21:10 -0500

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

>> From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
>> Cc: "'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 7777 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:01:47 -0500
>> 
>> "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:
>> 
>> > The other part of this bug is the location of the manual entry: Why
>> > the Elisp manual?  This is a user option.  If we feel it is important
>> > to tell users about this in a manual, why wouldn't the Emacs manual be
>> > the right one?
>> 
>> Sounds reasonable; I've done as suggested (and added the anchoring
>> explanation).
>
> Didn't you like the change I did (on the emacs-23 branch) in the doc
> string?  You also threw away the text I added to the ELisp manual, to
> explain this.  Was it wrong or unclear?

Hmm, I didn't realize you already changed it (missed the message),
sorry.  I'll double check.

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