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Re: @codequote* commands
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Gavin Smith |
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Re: @codequote* commands |
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Date: |
Sun, 3 May 2015 14:11:19 +0100 |
On 2 May 2015 at 19:49, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:
>> If someone wants to use an earlier version they should use the older
>> manual for that version.
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> What if that someone needs to make a manual compatible with both old
> and new versions?
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> Perhaps at least NEWS should say that those variables are deprecated,
> and the commands replace those variables. Right now, NEWS also
> doesn't mention the variables' names, which IMO is really weird, as
> far as NEWS files go.
I don't see any reason why these variables shouldn't be documented.
Please feel free make or propose your preferred change to NEWS and
texinfo.texi to mention these deprecated variables.