Re: CL package serious deficiencies

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> Sure.  One downside is that this means that the intricate code in
>>> bytecomp.el can't be removed (surely not until use of cl-clean, or
>>> whatever we call it, becomes second nature to elisp writers).
>> It could be simplified, tho, to just deprecate the use of (require 'cl)
>> altogether in favor of the new names.  Of course, this wouldn't be
>> convenient for packages that want to work on older Emacs and XEmacs
>> as well.
> XEmacs could easily hack up a package that defaliases the other way if
> it wanted to (or defaliases the same way).  Not a problem.

Yes, it's an inconvenience, but it's not a big problem.


        Stefan