[Emacs-diffs] master 9816aba: Make `bookmark-file' variable obsolete

[Paul Eggert]

branch: master
commit 9816aba5185dd95ca0981cf2b35ce2b1024ca497
Author: Stefan Kangas <address@hidden>
Commit: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>

    Make `bookmark-file' variable obsolete
    
    * lisp/bookmark.el (bookmark-file): Redefine as obsolete variable
    alias for `bookmark-default-file'.  (Bug#35917)
---
 etc/NEWS         |  6 ++++++
 lisp/bookmark.el | 10 ++--------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index f358a21..22b86b5 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1507,6 +1507,12 @@ the new variable 'buffer-auto-revert-by-notification' to 
a non-nil
 value.  Auto Revert mode can use this information to avoid polling the
 buffer periodically when 'auto-revert-avoid-polling' is non-nil.
 
+** Bookmarks
+
++++
+*** 'bookmark-file' is now an obsolete alias of
+'bookmark-default-file'.
+
 
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 27.1
 
diff --git a/lisp/bookmark.el b/lisp/bookmark.el
index 89f594c..d4fe2d9 100644
--- a/lisp/bookmark.el
+++ b/lisp/bookmark.el
@@ -82,15 +82,9 @@ To specify the file in which to save them, modify the 
variable
   "The `.emacs.bmk' file used to be called this name.")
 
 
-;; defvared to avoid a compilation warning:
-(defvar bookmark-file nil
-  "Old name for `bookmark-default-file'.")
-
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'bookmark-file 'bookmark-default-file "27.1")
 (defcustom bookmark-default-file
-  (if bookmark-file
-      ;; In case user set `bookmark-file' in her .emacs:
-      bookmark-file
-    (locate-user-emacs-file "bookmarks" ".emacs.bmk"))
+  (locate-user-emacs-file "bookmarks" ".emacs.bmk")
   "File in which to save bookmarks by default."
   :type 'file
   :group 'bookmark)