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bug#23085: 24.5; `customized-changed-options`
From: |
Basil L. Contovounesios |
Subject: |
bug#23085: 24.5; `customized-changed-options` |
Date: |
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:47:45 +0000 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
>> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:07:54 +0100
>> Cc: 23085@debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> (customize-changed-options-previous-release): Prev release is 21.1.
>> (customize-changed-options): Doc fix.
>> (customize-changed): New alias.
>>
>> And the doc string for customize-changed-options was changed to reflect
>> what it does, i.e., what you'd expect `customize-changed' to do.
>>
>> This is kinda backwards, so I've now flipped this, and made
>> `customize-changed-options' an obsolete alias.
>
> I'm not sure this change is for the better: no one said that "options"
> should be interpreted narrowly as referring only to variables; and
> "customize-changed" is simply bad English and doesn't help
> understanding what it is about. So I think Richard was right with
> that change.
I agree, but mostly just wanted to say that if customize-changed-options
is renamed, then its occurrences in code, docstrings, and the manual
should be updated, and the rename should probably be called out in NEWS.
Thanks,
--
Basil