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etc/NEWS

@@ -2842,6 +2842,14 @@ and post-command-hooks.
 *** The new function `rassq-delete-all' deletes all elements from an
 alist whose cdr is `eq' to a specified value.
++++
+*** New function make-obsolete-variable to warn that a variable may be removed
+at some stage in the future.
+
++++
+*** New macro define-obsolete-variable-alias to combine defvaralias and
+make-obsolete-variable.
+
 ---
 ** easy-mmode-define-global-mode has been renamed to
 define-global-minor-mode.  The old name remains as an alias.

lisp/ChangeLog

+2005-04-22  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/byte-run.el (define-obsolete-variable-alias): New macro.
+
 2005-04-21  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>
 	* loadhist.el (unload-feature): Don't remove a function from hooks

lispref/ChangeLog

+2005-04-22  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
+
+	* variables.texi (Variable Aliases): Describe make-obsolete-variable
+	and define-obsolete-variable-alias.
+
 2005-04-22  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
 
 	* symbols.texi (Symbol Plists): Remove safe-get, as get is now safe.