Re: XEmacs patch queue status

Simon> Optional seventh argument CODING-SYSTEM We should make all of these CODING-SYSTEM arguments go away. They normally get implemented internally to the function by dynamically binding a variable. That's pretty evil, too, but as long as that is true (let ((coding-system-for-write codesys)) (write-region ...)) is a workaround. Simon> Grep:ing through the XEmacs core I can't find anywhere Simon> where the CODING-SYSTEM parameter is used. Neither in Simon> XEmacs mule packages. Simon> Grep:ing through the XEmacs packages I can find at least Simon> one place where it is used Simon> INCORRECTLY. (`ediff-make-empty-tmp-file') Simon> CODING-SYSTEM is used in jka-compr.el, mule-sysdp.el and Simon> nnmail.el, but seems to be there just because they provide Simon> wrappers for write-region. OK, thanks for checking. Nothing in APEL? That's strange. Simon> How about ditching the CODING-SYSTEM parameter in favor of Simon> the MUSTBENEW? I don't have a problem with this in the long run, given your analysis. Simon> (Of course, `write-region' could look at the argument to Simon> see if it is a coding system or not and support both XEmacs Simon> and Emacs syntax. But it's not nice.) But as long as we can't prove that somebody somewhere is not using that argument .... This is what I would want for 21.4. It's probably the way we should start in 21.5. You can do a display-warning that the CODESYS usage is obsolete. Also, I detest the use of "anything else means ..." in these contexts. Please document a specific value such as 'ask (or t, I'll bet that's what the FSF uses when they use it :-( ) for the confirmation. Of course for compatibility we accept other values (maybe display-warning about them). We should coordinate with the FSF on this if possible -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ What are those straight lines for? "XEmacs rules."