Re: Generalizing find-definition

[Stefan Monnier]

> I would also, but I would not expect a generic Emacs function to return
> that.  It certainly requires a backend function.

Agreed.

> I'm still not clear what 'identifier-at-point' is good for outside "goto
> definition", "show uses", and completion. Since the meaning is highly
> backend specific, I don't see what other parts of Emacs might use it.

I just know that it's used commonly.  Maybe it's always used by
backend-specific code, so it could stay completely in each backend, but
I don't see any reason why we couldn't standardize the name of that
backend function, in case some non-backend specific code wants to
use it.


        Stefan