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Re: byte-compiler emacs-18 compatibility mode should be removed
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: byte-compiler emacs-18 compatibility mode should be removed |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:25:34 -0500 |
> By the way, why should the byte-compiler have any backward compatibility
> whatsoever ?
> For the sake of people who use both versions.
But what about my other argument which says that incompatibilities
will show up because of macros, even if the byte-compiler emits
valid byte codes.
When I need something to work on Emacs-20, I just byte-compile
it with Emacs-20.
> I have learned over years experience that it is unwise to rely on
> theoretical arguments that "We don't need to keep supporting that".
I was rather wondering why this "backward compatibility feature"
was introduced in the first place. Now that it's here, we have to
deal with it, of course.
Stefan