bug#44016: 28.0.50; Add new "gnus-search" search interface to Gnus

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> On 10/16/20 07:08 AM, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
>> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>>
>>> - This patch doesn't remove the nnir.el library, though that's now
>>>   obsolete. I think removing it could be problematic: it's not like
>>>   declaring functions/variables obsolete, where we can let people down
>>>   gently. I suspect plenty of code uses (require 'nnir), which will
>>>   cause blowups. Renaming gnus-search.el to nnir.el doesn't make a lot
>>>   of sense, though. I'm considering leaving the nnir.el file in there,
>>>   but containing nothing but a warning.
>>
>> Just move it to obsolete/.
>
> Oh, of course -- thanks.

Finally done! I think. Most of the final work was writing the docs.

So there's documentation, nnir.el is in obsolete/, and I've defaulted
`gnus-search-use-parsed-queries' to nil, so that no one is surprised.
I also implemented a search engine for gmane, then removed it in one
separate commit, in case one fine day we get that back again it will be
easy to revert the removal.

I think it's ready to go! I'm sure there are bugs but it shouldn't be
too disruptive, since there's a big Turn It On switch people will have
to flip, and they can just turn it off again.

Eric

0003-Remove-gmane-search-engine.patch
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0002-Move-nnir.el-to-lisp-obsolete.patch
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