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Re: Obsolete functions and variables
From: |
Mike Mattie |
Subject: |
Re: Obsolete functions and variables |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:20:00 -0700 |
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:45:50 +1200
Nick Roberts <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >> I guess the dangers generally outweigh the advantages but
> > >> there's not much point in marking them obsolete if they're
> > >> never going to be removed.
> > >
> > > I agree. I just don't expect it to happen.
> >
> >
> > I am not sure I agree. Are not a function sometimes marked as
> > obsolete because there is a new better version that works in more
> > cases? The old obsolete function may still work in many cases.
>
> Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere.
> See {Obsolescent}.]
> 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
>
> Hmm, this is starting to sound like Monty Python's dead parrot sketch!
>
> > Maybe a more visible warning when obsolete things are found would
> > be good? (Using for example lwarn.)
>
> How would this work? Not in some hand wavy way but with a real code
> explanation.
>
If I need something really visible I inject it into the scratch buffer
as a comment. I Never miss that.
Cheers,
Mike Mattie
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- Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Juanma Barranquero, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Richard Stallman, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Juanma Barranquero, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Juanma Barranquero, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables,
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- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Mike Mattie, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2008/04/11
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Richard Stallman, 2008/04/11
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Sebastian Rose, 2008/04/11
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/11
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/12
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/12
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/12