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Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem
From: |
Glenn Morris |
Subject: |
Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:53:16 -0400 |
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Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) |
Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> Isn't this really a problem with defvaralias?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Perhaps we could test there if new-alias is bound and if so assign the
>> value to base-variable.
>
> Indeed except if base-variable already exist, we can't do that.
OK, I think I've installed that.
However if it is to work for the case I posted,
define-obsolete-variable-alias must be placed _before_ an associated
defcustom. A quick glance in some random .el files shows that often it
is not. I know I usually write them the other way round. Time to move
a bunch of them?
- define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Glenn Morris, 2008/04/09
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/10
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem,
Glenn Morris <=
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Glenn Morris, 2008/04/11
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/11
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Glenn Morris, 2008/04/11
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/11
- Re: define-obsolete-variable-alias problem, Glenn Morris, 2008/04/11