bug#54296: Add buffer-matching functionality

[Philip Kaludercic]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>> Cc: larsi@gnus.org,  54296@debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:25:58 +0000
>> 
>> >> > I suggested to "clarify" that by not providing the 'major-mode'
>> >> > predicate at all.  I still don't think I understand why it is so
>> >> > important that we should provide a special case for it.
>> >> 
>> >> It is not inherently important, it is just that if the predicate would
>> >> also be used in project.el, then compatibility would have to be broken,
>> >> as the distinction between `major-mode' and `derived-mode' exists there.
>> >
>> > Then project.el could use the predicate route, right?  It's quite a
>> > special case, AFAIU, so having a special solution is OK.
>> 
>> I have updated the commits as you recommended, and add a commit
>> deprecating the use of `derived-mode' in project.el.
>
> Thanks, LGTM.

Great!  The commits have been pushed.

-- 
        Philip Kaludercic