Re: Generalizing find-definition

[Stefan Monnier]

> M-. is bound to a new command `find-definition', which primarily calls
> the value of a new variable `find-definition-function' (by default a
> wrapper around `find-tag' to keep the current functionality intact).
> `find-definition' also keeps track of the tag ring, so this would move
> `find-tag-marker-ring' and related functionality out of etags.el, too.

Yes, this sounds great.

> M-* is the standard opposite command for this, so that would be
> extracted as well.  SLIME and a few other modes re-define M-, to be the
> opposite for M-. instead for easier navigation.  How do you feel about
> swapping the definition of M-, and M-* in etags.el?

That's incompatible with the current M-, binding.
What would then be the equivalent of the current M-, ?

> C-M-. is currently bound to find-tag-regexp.  There is currently no
> standard functionality in Emacs to find the callers of a symbol at
> point, which might be nice to put on C-M-. if it is defined at some
> point for symmetry reasons.

M-. RET  does "find the callers of a symbol at point", AFAICT.

> Comments?

I'm all for it,


        Stefan