It's never been anything more than pointless complexity
* configure.ac (INFO_EXT, INFO_OPTS): Remove output variables.
* Makefile.in (INFO_EXT): Remove and replace by ".info" throughout.
* doc/emacs/Makefile.in (INFO_EXT): Remove and replace by ".info" throughout.
(INFO_OPTS): Set directly rather than with configure.
* doc/lispintro/Makefile.in (INFO_EXT): Remove and replace by ".info" throughout.
(INFO_OPTS): Set directly rather than with configure.
* doc/lispref/Makefile.in (INFO_EXT): Remove and replace by ".info" throughout.
(INFO_OPTS): Set directly rather than with configure.
* doc/misc/Makefile.in (INFO_EXT): Remove and replace by ".info" throughout.
(INFO_OPTS): Set directly rather than with configure.
doc/misc/info.texi (Help-^L): "mode line", "screenful",
stand-alone and Emacs Info both use the mode line.
Use x instead of weird C-x 0 to get rid of help msg
in standalone Info.
* doc/misc/info.texi (Help-Small-Screen): Clarify details of S-SPC.
(Help-Small-Screen, Help-]): Do not mention S-SPC.
(Emacs Info Variables): Markup fix.
* calendar/todo-mode.el: Remove dependence on auto-mode-alist,
to avoid errors when trying to create or visit a file foo.todo
located outside to todo-directory, and to allow having such files
without them being tied to Todo mode.
(todo-show, todo-move-category, todo-merge-category, todo-find-archive)
(todo-archive-done-item, todo-find-filtered-items-file)
(todo-filter-items, todo-find-item, todo-diary-goto-entry)
(todo-category-completions, todo-read-category): When visiting a
Todo file, make sure we're in the right mode and the buffer local
variables are set.
(todo-make-categories-list, todo-reset-nondiary-marker)
(todo-reset-done-string, todo-reset-comment-string): After
processing all Todo files, kill the buffers of those files that
weren't being visited before the processing.
(todo-display-as-todo-file, todo-add-to-buffer-list)
(todo-visit-files-commands): Comment out.
(todo-modes-set-3, todo-mode): Comment out additions to find-file-hook.
(auto-mode-alist): Remove add-to-list calls making Todo file
extensions unrestrictedly tied to Todo modes.
* doc/misc/todo-mode.texi: Update in light of changes due to bug#17482.
Replace numerous mistaken uses of literal quotes with proper
Texinfo markup.
(Todo Mode Entry Points): Comment out reference to using find-file
or Dired to visit Todo files, since this has been disabled (bug#17482).
* todo-mode.texi: Update, improve exposition, add cross
references, fix typos.
(Inserting New Items, Editing Item Headers and Text): Rewrite to
document new user interface.
* doc/emacs/Makefile.in (infoclean):
* doc/lispintro/Makefile.in (infoclean):
* doc/lispref/Makefile.in (infoclean):
* doc/misc/Makefile.in (infoclean):
Do not fail merely because the info directory does not exist,
but do fail if it exists and can't be cleaned.
* doc/misc/vhdl-mode.texi: General clean-up.
Set copyright to FSF (years based on vhdl-mode releases), add license.
Remove hand-written node pointers. Remove info re old Emacs versions.
Markup fixes.
(Getting Connected): Remove irrelevant info.
(Indentation Commands, Requirements): Remove empty/irrelevant nodes.
(Frequently Asked Questions): Electric indent is now enabled.
These are old copies of online information that is not Emacs-specific.
* etc/CENSORSHIP, etc/GNU, etc/LINUX-GNU, etc/THE-GNU-PROJECT, etc/WHY-FREE:
Replace contents with pointers to www.gnu.org or emacs.info, mark obsolete.
* src/callproc.c (init_callproc): In etc, look for NEWS rather than GNU.
* lisp/startup.el (fancy-startup-text):
* lisp/help.el (describe-gnu-project): Visit online info about GNU project.
* doc/emacs/help.texi (Help Files): Update C-h g description.
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Informational files for Emacs): Do not mention etc/GNU.
* admin/notes/copyright: Remove references to these files.
* etc/MACHINES, etc/NEWS.19: Replace references to these files.
Bind it globally to C-j.
(electric-indent-mode): Don't mess with the global map any more.
Don't drop the post-self-insert-hook is some buffer is still using it.
* lisp/bindings.el (global-map): Remove C-j binding.
Fixes: debbugs:16770
* doc/misc/cc-mode.texi (Indentation Commands): Remove C-j, since it's not
defined by CC-mode but globally.
(FAQ): Tweak text about RET and auto-indentation.
* doc/misc/vip.texi (Other Vi Commands): Adjust doc of C-j.
* ede.texi (ede-cpp-root): Document the :compile-command slot.
(ede-linux): Document new variables
`project-linux-build-directory-default' and
`project-linux-architecture-default'.
* ede.texi (Project Local Variables): Remove reference to
`ede-java-root' and the example using it.
(Android projects, ede-java-root): Remove nodes since they are
only in CEDET upstream (Bug#17030). All nodes updated.
who changed the code.
It was a nice gesture, but seems likely to just become a pain to keep
up-to-date. Also not really needed, given ChangeLogs and VCS logs.
about RET and indentation. E.g., octave-reindent-then-newline-and-indent
was removed three years ago.
When you delete commands, please use grep to check for references to them.