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authorEli Zaretskii2001-03-30 10:02:16 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii2001-03-30 10:02:16 +0000
commit98384b7bf472c67c09afe0fb55275c96ebd37605 (patch)
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Fix the wording about directory-sep-char deprecation.
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@@ -2218,16 +2218,16 @@ the emacs-mule encoding. Also, files stored in the emacs-mule
2218encoding using Emacs 20 with additional private charsets defined will 2218encoding using Emacs 20 with additional private charsets defined will
2219probably not be read correctly by Emacs 21. 2219probably not be read correctly by Emacs 21.
2220 2220
2221** Not really a change (yet), but a projected one that of which you 2221** The variable `directory-sep-char' is slated for removal.
2222should be aware of: The variable `directory-sep-char' is deprecated, 2222Not really a change (yet), but a projected one that you should be
2223and should not be used. It was always ignored on GNU/Linux and Unix 2223aware of: The variable `directory-sep-char' is deprecated, and should
2224systems and on MS-DOS, but the MS-Windows port tried to support it by 2224not be used. It was always ignored on GNU/Linux and Unix systems and
2225adapting the behavior of certain primitives to the value of this 2225on MS-DOS, but the MS-Windows port tried to support it by adapting the
2226variable. It turned out that such support cannot be reliable, so it 2226behavior of certain primitives to the value of this variable. It
2227was decided to remove this variable in the near future. Lisp programs 2227turned out that such support cannot be reliable, so it was decided to
2228are well advised not to set it to anything but '/', because any 2228remove this variable in the near future. Lisp programs are well
2229different value will not have any effect when support for this 2229advised not to set it to anything but '/', because any different value
2230variable is removed. 2230will not have any effect when support for this variable is removed.
2231 2231
2232 2232
2233* Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual, 2233* Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual,