1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 929c86a7ba6..a5da8eaa893 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -616,11 +616,9 @@ Formerly it returned a list (-1 LOW USEC PSEC), but this was ambiguous
 in the presence of files with negative time stamps.
 ** The cars of the elements in `interpreter-mode-alist' are now treated
-as regexps rather than literal strings.  For the time being, any
+as regexps rather than literal strings.  Technically this is an
-element whose car does not start with "\\" is still treated as a
+incompatible change, but unless you are using interpreter-mode-alist
-literal string, so this change should not cause any incompatibilities
+for something (not just adding elements to it), it ought not to affect you.
-if you have code that just adds elements to the list, only if you are
-actually using interpreter-mode-alist for something.
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 929c86a7ba6..a5da8eaa893 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -616,11 +616,9 @@ Formerly it returned a list (-1 LOW USEC PSEC), but this was ambiguous
616	in the presence of files with negative time stamps.	616	in the presence of files with negative time stamps.
617		617
618	** The cars of the elements in `interpreter-mode-alist' are now treated	618	** The cars of the elements in `interpreter-mode-alist' are now treated
619	as regexps rather than literal strings. For the time being, any	619	as regexps rather than literal strings. Technically this is an
620	element whose car does not start with "\\" is still treated as a	620	incompatible change, but unless you are using interpreter-mode-alist
621	literal string, so this change should not cause any incompatibilities	621	for something (not just adding elements to it), it ought not to affect you.
622	if you have code that just adds elements to the list, only if you are
623	actually using interpreter-mode-alist for something.
624		622
625		623
626	* Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4	624	* Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4