Re: [PATCH] * lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el: Use `setq-local' where appropriate.

[Bozhidar Batsov]

I think that we don't need to worry about compatibility with the other version of the ruby-mode in Ruby's SVN repo, since just about nobody uses it (except maybe some Emacs 23 users?). 

ruby-mode suffers from a lot of legacy in it (compared to other built-in modes) and would definitely benefit from a clean up. After all, simpler code is always easier to improve, extend and debug.

On 31 October 2013 19:55, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote:

> The attached patch simply replaces (set (make-local-variable …)…) with
> setq-local’ where appropriate in ruby-mode.el.

Is it OK to use such bleeding-edge constructs in ruby-mode.el, or is
there still some external version with which we should try to preserve
compatibility?

I meant, the code still tests (functionp 'syntax-ppss), so if we can
drop backward compatibility, there are probably more cleanups ahead.


        Stefan