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RE: Please post older versions of GNU Emacs manuals on the web
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Please post older versions of GNU Emacs manuals on the web |
Date: |
Sun, 3 Jan 2016 08:34:10 -0800 (PST) |
> >> In addition, I think the text about defadvice was deleted from the
> >> manual too soon. Just because it is no longer the recommended
> >> interface is no reason to remove it from the Lisp manual.
> >
> > OK, since there seems to be general agreement, how about we pull
> > defadvice back into the manual for 25.1, with a note that has been
> > deprecated.
>
> That seems to make sense. However, Raman stated that nadvice does not
> work for a number of use cases he currently uses defadvice for. That
> hole needs to be filled in some manner eventually, or we will never be
> justified in completing deprecation.
+1
There is also the question of using defadvice to modify a
doc string. AFAICT, that is another hole unfilled by nadvice.