Re: master d506d91b1f 2/2: Make linum.el obsolete

[Stefan Kangas]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

>> Yes, the directory is called "lisp/obsolete" after all.
>
> I don't know if there are strict definitions, but to me these two are de
> facto synonyms.

AFAIU, "deprecated" doesn't always imply removal, whereas "obsolete"
does.  So the latter is more clear.

> Perhaps, when it comes to this, it might be enough to add a legacy alias
> and make `linum-mode' invoke `display-line-numbers-mode', doing the same
> for `global-linum-mode' and `global-display-line-numbers-mode'.

If we still have a feeling in 2032 that there are users out there, we
can always just postpone its removal for N more years.  We've done that
before.