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bug#58049: 29.0.50; Obsolete url schemes "info" and "man"
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Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#58049: 29.0.50; Obsolete url schemes "info" and "man" |
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Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:09:53 -0700 |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> I'm all for retiring the info: and man: schemes (since they are 100%
> useless), but don't really see the need to do so piecemeal -- when Emacs
> grows a new URL library that functions better than the current one,
> it'll only support http(s) and file, so all this junk will disappear in
> one fell swoop.
I think I agree. Eli also has a point when he says that we might as
well just leave the support in.
How about saying in the URL manual that the info: and man: schemes as
deprecated, so people at least won't try to use them in new code? That
is a small change, but will also potentially make the transition to
something new and improved a tiny bit easier. It'll also discourage
anyone from attempting to re-implement it in the new library.
bug#58049: 29.0.50; Obsolete url schemes "info" and "man", Jean Louis, 2022/09/25