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[Emacs-diffs] master 5418156 7/9: * emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el: New fil


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] master 5418156 7/9: * emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el: New file.
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:04:29 +0000

branch: master
commit 54181569d255322bdae321dc3fddeb465780fbe0
Author: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
Commit: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>

    * emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el: New file.
    
    * lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el: Move all generic function code to
    eieio-generic.el.
    (eieio--defmethod): Declare.
    * lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el: Require eieio-generic.  Move all generic
    function code to eieio-generic.el.
    * lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el (eieio-help-generic): Move to
    eieio-generic.el.
    * lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el (eieio-debug-methodinvoke): Update call
    to eieio--generic-call.
    * lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (eieio-instance-inheritor): Don't use
    <class>-child type.
    * test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el (eieio-test-method-store):
    Update reference to eieio--generic-call-key.
    * test/automated/eieio-tests.el (eieio-test-23-inheritance-check): Don't use
    <foo>-child-p.
---
 lisp/ChangeLog                            |   15 +
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el             |    4 +-
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el             |  685 +----------------------
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el        |    4 +-
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el          |  904 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el              |   65 +--
 lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el                  |  139 +-----
 test/ChangeLog                            |    8 +
 test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el |    4 +-
 test/automated/eieio-tests.el             |    6 +-
 10 files changed, 941 insertions(+), 893 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 808fab1..66b3b8e 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2015-01-08  Stefan Monnier  <address@hidden>
+
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el: New file.
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el: Move all generic function code to
+       eieio-generic.el.
+       (eieio--defmethod): Declare.
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio.el: Require eieio-generic.  Move all generic
+       function code to eieio-generic.el.
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el (eieio-help-generic): Move to
+       eieio-generic.el.
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el (eieio-debug-methodinvoke): Update call
+       to eieio--generic-call.
+       * emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el (eieio-instance-inheritor): Don't use
+       <class>-child type.
+
 2015-01-07  Stefan Monnier  <address@hidden>
 
        * emacs-lisp/chart.el (chart-add-sequence, chart-bar-quickie):
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el
index c3ea823..9931fbd 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-base.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; eieio-base.el --- Base classes for EIEIO.  -*- lexical-binding:t -*-
 
-;;; Copyright (C) 2000-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2014 Free Software
+;;; Copyright (C) 2000-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2015 Free Software
 ;;; Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam  <address@hidden>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ;; error if a slot is unbound.
 (defclass eieio-instance-inheritor ()
   ((parent-instance :initarg :parent-instance
-                   :type eieio-instance-inheritor-child
+                   :type eieio-instance-inheritor
                    :documentation
                    "The parent of this instance.
 If a slot of this class is referenced, and is unbound, then the parent
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
index f7a26d2..fba4d8f 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
@@ -186,24 +186,6 @@ Stored outright without modifications or stripping.")))
   ;; eieio--object-class-object instead!
   (eieio--class-symbol (eieio--object-class-object obj)))
 
-;; FIXME: The constants below should have an `eieio-' prefix added!!
-(defconst eieio--method-static 0 "Index into :static tag on a method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-before 1 "Index into :before tag on a method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-primary 2 "Index into :primary tag on a method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-after 3 "Index into :after tag on a method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-num-lists 4 "Number of indexes into methods vector in 
which groups of functions are kept.")
-(defconst eieio--method-generic-before 4 "Index into generic :before tag on a 
method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-generic-primary 5 "Index into generic :primary tag on 
a method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-generic-after 6 "Index into generic :after tag on a 
method.")
-(defconst eieio--method-num-slots 7 "Number of indexes into a method's 
vector.")
-
-(defsubst eieio-specialized-key-to-generic-key (key)
-  "Convert a specialized KEY into a generic method key."
-  (cond ((eq key eieio--method-static) 0) ;; don't convert
-       ((< key eieio--method-num-lists) (+ key 3)) ;; The conversion
-       (t key) ;; already generic.. maybe.
-       ))
-
 
 ;;; Important macros used internally in eieio.
 ;;
@@ -266,44 +248,6 @@ CLASS is a symbol."                     ;FIXME: Is it a 
vector or a symbol?
   (declare (debug t))
   `(eieio--class-symbol (eieio--class-v ,class)))
 
-(defsubst generic-p (method)
-  "Return non-nil if symbol METHOD is a generic function.
-Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property
-\(which contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)"
-  (and (fboundp method) (get method 'eieio-method-hashtable)))
-
-(defun generic-primary-only-p (method)
-  "Return t if symbol METHOD is a generic function with only primary methods.
-Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property (which
-contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)
-Methods with only primary implementations are executed in an optimized way."
-  (and (generic-p method)
-       (let ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree)))
-        (not (or (>= 0 (length (aref M eieio--method-primary)))
-                  (aref M eieio--method-static)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-before)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-after)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-before)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-primary)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-after)))
-         )))
-
-(defun generic-primary-only-one-p (method)
-  "Return t if symbol METHOD is a generic function with only primary methods.
-Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property (which
-contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)
-Methods with only primary implementations are executed in an optimized way."
-  (and (generic-p method)
-       (let ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree)))
-        (not (or (/= 1 (length (aref M eieio--method-primary)))
-                  (aref M eieio--method-static)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-before)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-after)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-before)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-primary)
-                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-after)))
-         )))
-
 (defmacro eieio--class-option-assoc (list option)
   "Return from LIST the found OPTION, or nil if it doesn't exist."
   `(car-safe (cdr (memq ,option ,list))))
@@ -418,6 +362,8 @@ It creates an autoload function for CNAME's constructor."
                      (cl-every (lambda (elem) (cl-typep elem ',elem-type))
                                list)))))
 
+(declare-function eieio--defmethod "eieio-generic" (method kind argclass code))
+
 (defun eieio-defclass (cname superclasses slots options-and-doc)
   ;; FIXME: Most of this should be moved to the `defclass' macro.
   "Define CNAME as a new subclass of SUPERCLASSES.
@@ -1133,154 +1079,6 @@ the new child class."
           )))))
 
 
-;;; CLOS methods and generics
-;;
-
-(defun eieio--defgeneric-init-form (method doc-string)
-  "Form to use for the initial definition of a generic."
-  (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
-    ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
-    (setq method (symbol-function method)))
-
-  (cond
-   ((or (not (fboundp method))
-        (eq 'autoload (car-safe (symbol-function method))))
-    ;; Make sure the method tables are installed.
-    (eieiomt-install method)
-    ;; Construct the actual body of this function.
-    (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
-    (eieio-defgeneric-form method))
-   ((generic-p method) (symbol-function method))           ;Leave it as-is.
-   (t (error "You cannot create a generic/method over an existing symbol: %s"
-             method))))
-
-(defun eieio-defgeneric-form (method)
-  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
-All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
-DOC-STRING is the documentation attached to METHOD."
-  (lambda (&rest local-args)
-    (eieio-generic-call method local-args)))
-
-(defun eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only (method)
-  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
-All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
-DOC-STRING is the documentation attached to METHOD."
-  (lambda (&rest local-args)
-    (eieio--generic-call-primary-only method local-args)))
-
-(declare-function no-applicable-method "eieio" (object method &rest args))
-
-(defvar eieio-generic-call-arglst nil
-  "When using `call-next-method', provides a context for parameters.")
-(defvar eieio-generic-call-key nil
-  "When using `call-next-method', provides a context for the current key.
-Keys are a number representing :before, :primary, and :after methods.")
-(defvar eieio-generic-call-next-method-list nil
-  "When executing a PRIMARY or STATIC method, track the 'next-method'.
-During executions, the list is first generated, then as each next method
-is called, the next method is popped off the stack.")
-
-(defun eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only-one (method class impl)
-  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
-All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
-CLASS is the class symbol needed for private method access.
-IMPL is the symbol holding the method implementation."
-  (lambda (&rest local-args)
-    ;; This is a cool cheat.  Usually we need to look up in the
-    ;; method table to find out if there is a method or not.  We can
-    ;; instead make that determination at load time when there is
-    ;; only one method.  If the first arg is not a child of the class
-    ;; of that one implementation, then clearly, there is no method def.
-    (if (not (eieio-object-p (car local-args)))
-        ;; Not an object.  Just signal.
-        (signal 'no-method-definition
-                (list method local-args))
-
-      ;; We do have an object.  Make sure it is the right type.
-      (if (not (child-of-class-p (eieio--object-class-object (car local-args))
-                                 class))
-
-          ;; If not the right kind of object, call no applicable
-          (apply #'no-applicable-method (car local-args)
-                 method local-args)
-
-        ;; It is ok, do the call.
-        ;; Fill in inter-call variables then evaluate the method.
-        (let ((eieio-generic-call-next-method-list nil)
-              (eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
-              (eieio-generic-call-arglst local-args)
-              )
-          (eieio--with-scoped-class (eieio--class-v class)
-            (apply impl local-args)))))))
-
-(defun eieio-unbind-method-implementations (method)
-  "Make the generic method METHOD have no implementations.
-It will leave the original generic function in place,
-but remove reference to all implementations of METHOD."
-  (put method 'eieio-method-tree nil)
-  (put method 'eieio-method-hashtable nil))
-
-(defun eieio--method-optimize-primary (method)
-  (when eieio-optimize-primary-methods-flag
-    ;; Optimizing step:
-    ;;
-    ;; If this method, after this setup, only has primary methods, then
-    ;; we can setup the generic that way.
-    (let ((doc-string (documentation method 'raw)))
-      (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
-      ;; Use `defalias' so as to interact properly with nadvice.el.
-      (defalias method
-        (if (generic-primary-only-p method)
-            ;; If there is only one primary method, then we can go one more
-            ;; optimization step.
-            (if (generic-primary-only-one-p method)
-                (let* ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree))
-                       (entry (car (aref M eieio--method-primary))))
-                  (eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only-one
-                   method (car entry) (cdr entry)))
-              (eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only method))
-          (eieio-defgeneric-form method))))))
-
-(defun eieio--defmethod (method kind argclass code)
-  "Work part of the `defmethod' macro defining METHOD with ARGS."
-  (let ((key
-         ;; Find optional keys.
-         (cond ((memq kind '(:BEFORE :before)) eieio--method-before)
-               ((memq kind '(:AFTER :after)) eieio--method-after)
-               ((memq kind '(:STATIC :static)) eieio--method-static)
-               ((memq kind '(:PRIMARY :primary nil)) eieio--method-primary)
-               ;; Primary key.
-               ;; (t eieio--method-primary)
-               (t (error "Unknown method kind %S" kind)))))
-
-    (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
-      ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
-      (setq method (symbol-function method)))
-
-    ;; Make sure there is a generic (when called from defclass).
-    (eieio--defalias
-     method (eieio--defgeneric-init-form
-             method (or (documentation code)
-                        (format "Generically created method `%s'." method))))
-    ;; Create symbol for property to bind to.  If the first arg is of
-    ;; the form (varname vartype) and `vartype' is a class, then
-    ;; that class will be the type symbol.  If not, then it will fall
-    ;; under the type `primary' which is a non-specific calling of the
-    ;; function.
-    (if argclass
-        (if (not (class-p argclass))    ;FIXME: Accept cl-defstructs!
-            (error "Unknown class type %s in method parameters"
-                   argclass))
-      ;; Generics are higher.
-      (setq key (eieio-specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))
-    ;; Put this lambda into the symbol so we can find it.
-    (eieiomt-add method code key argclass)
-    )
-
-  (eieio--method-optimize-primary method)
-
-  method)
-
 ;;; Slot type validation
 
 ;; This is a hideous hack for replacing `typep' from cl-macs, to avoid
@@ -1663,492 +1461,13 @@ method invocation orders of the involved classes."
   'class-precedence-list 'eieio--class-precedence-list "24.4")
 
 
-;;; CLOS generics internal function handling
-;;
-
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks
-  'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions "24.3")
-(defvar eieio-pre-method-execution-functions nil
-  "Abnormal hook run just before an EIEIO method is executed.
-The hook function must accept one argument, the list of forms
-about to be executed.")
-
-(defun eieio-generic-call (method args)
-  "Call METHOD with ARGS.
-ARGS provides the context on which implementation to use.
-This should only be called from a generic function."
-  ;; We must expand our arguments first as they are always
-  ;; passed in as quoted symbols
-  (let ((newargs nil) (mclass nil)  (lambdas nil) (tlambdas nil) (keys nil)
-       (eieio-generic-call-arglst args)
-       (firstarg nil)
-       (primarymethodlist nil))
-    ;; get a copy
-    (setq newargs args
-         firstarg (car newargs))
-    ;; Is the class passed in autoloaded?
-    ;; Since class names are also constructors, they can be autoloaded
-    ;; via the autoload command.  Check for this, and load them in.
-    ;; It is ok if it doesn't turn out to be a class.  Probably want that
-    ;; function loaded anyway.
-    (if (and (symbolp firstarg)
-            (fboundp firstarg)
-            (autoloadp (symbol-function firstarg)))
-       (autoload-do-load (symbol-function firstarg)))
-    ;; Determine the class to use.
-    (cond ((eieio-object-p firstarg)
-          (setq mclass (eieio--object-class-name firstarg)))
-         ((class-p firstarg)
-          (setq mclass firstarg))
-         )
-    ;; Make sure the class is a valid class
-    ;; mclass can be nil (meaning a generic for should be used.
-    ;; mclass cannot have a value that is not a class, however.
-    (unless (or (null mclass) (class-p mclass))
-      (error "Cannot dispatch method %S on class %S"
-            method mclass)
-      )
-    ;; Now create a list in reverse order of all the calls we have
-    ;; make in order to successfully do this right.  Rules:
-    ;; 1) Only call generics if scoped-class is not defined
-    ;;    This prevents multiple calls in the case of recursion
-    ;; 2) Only call static if this is a static method.
-    ;; 3) Only call specifics if the definition allows for them.
-    ;; 4) Call in order based on :before, :primary, and :after
-    (when (eieio-object-p firstarg)
-      ;; Non-static calls do all this stuff.
-
-      ;; :after methods
-      (setq tlambdas
-           (if mclass
-               (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-after mclass)
-             (list (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-after nil)))
-           ;;(or (and mclass (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-after 
mclass))
-           ;;  (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-after nil))
-           )
-      (setq lambdas (append tlambdas lambdas)
-           keys (append (make-list (length tlambdas) eieio--method-after) 
keys))
-
-      ;; :primary methods
-      (setq tlambdas
-           (or (and mclass (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-primary 
mclass))
-               (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-primary nil)))
-      (when tlambdas
-       (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
-             keys (cons eieio--method-primary keys)
-             primarymethodlist
-             (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-primary mclass)))
-
-      ;; :before methods
-      (setq tlambdas
-           (if mclass
-               (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-before mclass)
-             (list (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-before nil)))
-           ;;(or (and mclass (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-before 
mclass))
-           ;;  (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-before nil))
-           )
-      (setq lambdas (append tlambdas lambdas)
-           keys (append (make-list (length tlambdas) eieio--method-before) 
keys))
-      )
-
-    (if mclass
-       ;; For the case of a class,
-       ;; if there were no methods found, then there could be :static methods.
-       (when (not lambdas)
-         (setq tlambdas
-               (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-static mclass))
-         (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
-               keys (cons eieio--method-static keys)
-               primarymethodlist  ;; Re-use even with bad name here
-               (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-static mclass)))
-      ;; For the case of no class (ie - mclass == nil) then there may
-      ;; be a primary method.
-      (setq tlambdas
-           (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-primary nil))
-      (when tlambdas
-       (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
-             keys (cons eieio--method-primary keys)
-             primarymethodlist
-             (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-primary nil)))
-      )
-
-    (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
-                       primarymethodlist)
-
-    ;; Now loop through all occurrences forms which we must execute
-    ;; (which are happily sorted now) and execute them all!
-    (let ((rval nil) (lastval nil) (found nil))
-      (while lambdas
-       (if (car lambdas)
-           (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr (car lambdas))
-             (let* ((eieio-generic-call-key (car keys))
-                    (has-return-val
-                     (or (= eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
-                         (= eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-static)))
-                    (eieio-generic-call-next-method-list
-                     ;; Use the cdr, as the first element is the fcn
-                     ;; we are calling right now.
-                     (when has-return-val (cdr primarymethodlist)))
-                    )
-               (setq found t)
-               ;;(setq rval (apply (car (car lambdas)) newargs))
-               (setq lastval (apply (car (car lambdas)) newargs))
-               (when has-return-val
-                 (setq rval lastval))
-               )))
-       (setq lambdas (cdr lambdas)
-             keys (cdr keys)))
-      (if (not found)
-         (if (eieio-object-p (car args))
-             (setq rval (apply #'no-applicable-method (car args) method args))
-           (signal
-            'no-method-definition
-            (list method args))))
-      rval)))
-
-(defun eieio--generic-call-primary-only (method args)
-  "Call METHOD with ARGS for methods with only :PRIMARY implementations.
-ARGS provides the context on which implementation to use.
-This should only be called from a generic function.
-
-This method is like `eieio-generic-call', but only
-implementations in the :PRIMARY slot are queried.  After many
-years of use, it appears that over 90% of methods in use
-have :PRIMARY implementations only.  We can therefore optimize
-for this common case to improve performance."
-  ;; We must expand our arguments first as they are always
-  ;; passed in as quoted symbols
-  (let ((newargs nil) (mclass nil)  (lambdas nil)
-       (eieio-generic-call-arglst args)
-       (firstarg nil)
-       (primarymethodlist nil)
-       )
-    ;; get a copy
-    (setq newargs args
-         firstarg (car newargs))
-
-    ;; Determine the class to use.
-    (cond ((eieio-object-p firstarg)
-          (setq mclass (eieio--object-class-name firstarg)))
-         ((not firstarg)
-          (error "Method %s called on nil" method))
-         (t
-          (error "Primary-only method %s called on something not an object" 
method)))
-    ;; Make sure the class is a valid class
-    ;; mclass can be nil (meaning a generic for should be used.
-    ;; mclass cannot have a value that is not a class, however.
-    (when (null mclass)
-      (error "Cannot dispatch method %S on class %S" method mclass)
-      )
-
-    ;; :primary methods
-    (setq lambdas (eieio-generic-form method eieio--method-primary mclass))
-    (setq primarymethodlist  ;; Re-use even with bad name here
-         (eieiomt-method-list method eieio--method-primary mclass))
-
-    ;; Now loop through all occurrences forms which we must execute
-    ;; (which are happily sorted now) and execute them all!
-    (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr lambdas)
-      (let* ((rval nil) (lastval nil)
-            (eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
-            ;; Use the cdr, as the first element is the fcn
-            ;; we are calling right now.
-            (eieio-generic-call-next-method-list (cdr primarymethodlist))
-            )
-
-       (if (or (not lambdas) (not (car lambdas)))
-
-           ;; No methods found for this impl...
-           (if (eieio-object-p (car args))
-               (setq rval (apply #'no-applicable-method
-                                  (car args) method args))
-             (signal
-              'no-method-definition
-              (list method args)))
-
-         ;; Do the regular implementation here.
-
-         (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
-                             lambdas)
-
-         (setq lastval (apply (car lambdas) newargs))
-         (setq rval lastval))
-
-       rval))))
-
-(defun eieiomt-method-list (method key class)
-  "Return an alist list of methods lambdas.
-METHOD is the method name.
-KEY represents either :before, or :after methods.
-CLASS is the starting class to search from in the method tree.
-If CLASS is nil, then an empty list of methods should be returned."
-  ;; Note: eieiomt - the MT means MethodTree.  See more comments below
-  ;; for the rest of the eieiomt methods.
-
-  ;; Collect lambda expressions stored for the class and its parent
-  ;; classes.
-  (let (lambdas)
-    (dolist (ancestor (eieio--class-precedence-list (eieio--class-v class)))
-      ;; Lookup the form to use for the PRIMARY object for the next level
-      (let ((tmpl (eieio-generic-form method key ancestor)))
-       (when (and tmpl
-                  (or (not lambdas)
-                      ;; This prevents duplicates coming out of the
-                      ;; class method optimizer.  Perhaps we should
-                      ;; just not optimize before/afters?
-                      (not (member tmpl lambdas))))
-         (push tmpl lambdas))))
-
-    ;; Return collected lambda. For :after methods, return in current
-    ;; order (most general class last); Otherwise, reverse order.
-    (if (eq key eieio--method-after)
-       lambdas
-      (nreverse lambdas))))
-
-
-;;;
-;; eieio-method-tree : eieiomt-
-;;
-;; Stored as eieio-method-tree in property list of a generic method
-;;
-;; (eieio-method-tree . [BEFORE PRIMARY AFTER
-;;                       genericBEFORE genericPRIMARY genericAFTER])
-;; and
-;; (eieio-method-hashtable . [BEFORE PRIMARY AFTER
-;;                          genericBEFORE genericPRIMARY genericAFTER])
-;;    where the association is a vector.
-;;    (aref 0  -- all static methods.
-;;    (aref 1  -- all methods classified as :before
-;;    (aref 2  -- all methods classified as :primary
-;;    (aref 3  -- all methods classified as :after
-;;    (aref 4  -- a generic classified as :before
-;;    (aref 5  -- a generic classified as :primary
-;;    (aref 6  -- a generic classified as :after
-;;
-(defvar eieiomt--optimizing-hashtable nil
-  "While mapping atoms, this contain the hashtable being optimized.")
-
-(defun eieiomt-install (method-name)
-  "Install the method tree, and hashtable onto METHOD-NAME.
-Do not do the work if they already exist."
-  (unless (and (get method-name 'eieio-method-tree)
-               (get method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable))
-    (put method-name 'eieio-method-tree
-         (make-vector eieio--method-num-slots nil))
-    (let ((emto (put method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable
-                     (make-vector eieio--method-num-slots nil))))
-      (aset emto 0 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
-      (aset emto 1 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
-      (aset emto 2 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
-      (aset emto 3 (make-hash-table :test 'eq)))))
-
-(defun eieiomt-add (method-name method key class)
-  "Add to METHOD-NAME the forms METHOD in a call position KEY for CLASS.
-METHOD-NAME is the name created by a call to `defgeneric'.
-METHOD are the forms for a given implementation.
-KEY is an integer (see comment in eieio.el near this function) which
-is associated with the :static :before :primary and :after tags.
-It also indicates if CLASS is defined or not.
-CLASS is the class this method is associated with."
-  (if (or (> key eieio--method-num-slots) (< key 0))
-      (error "eieiomt-add: method key error!"))
-  (let ((emtv (get method-name 'eieio-method-tree))
-       (emto (get method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable)))
-    ;; Make sure the method tables are available.
-    (unless (and emtv emto)
-      (error "Programmer error: eieiomt-add"))
-    ;; only add new cells on if it doesn't already exist!
-    (if (assq class (aref emtv key))
-       (setcdr (assq class (aref emtv key)) method)
-      (aset emtv key (cons (cons class method) (aref emtv key))))
-    ;; Add function definition into newly created symbol, and store
-    ;; said symbol in the correct hashtable, otherwise use the
-    ;; other array to keep this stuff.
-    (if (< key eieio--method-num-lists)
-        (puthash (eieio--class-v class) (list method) (aref emto key)))
-    ;; Save the defmethod file location in a symbol property.
-    (let ((fname (if load-in-progress
-                    load-file-name
-                  buffer-file-name)))
-      (when fname
-       (when (string-match "\\.elc\\'" fname)
-         (setq fname (substring fname 0 (1- (length fname)))))
-       (cl-pushnew (list class fname) (get method-name 'method-locations)
-                    :test 'equal)))
-    ;; Now optimize the entire hashtable.
-    (if (< key eieio--method-num-lists)
-       (let ((eieiomt--optimizing-hashtable (aref emto key)))
-         ;; @todo - Is this overkill?  Should we just clear the symbol?
-         (maphash #'eieiomt--sym-optimize eieiomt--optimizing-hashtable)))
-    ))
-
-(defun eieiomt-next (class)
-  "Return the next parent class for CLASS.
-If CLASS is a superclass, return variable `eieio-default-superclass'.
-If CLASS is variable `eieio-default-superclass' then return nil.
-This is different from function `class-parent' as class parent returns
-nil for superclasses.  This function performs no type checking!"
-  ;; No type-checking because all calls are made from functions which
-  ;; are safe and do checking for us.
-  (or (eieio--class-parent (eieio--class-v class))
-      (if (eq class 'eieio-default-superclass)
-         nil
-       '(eieio-default-superclass))))
-
-(defun eieiomt--sym-optimize (class s)
-  "Find the next class above S which has a function body for the optimizer."
-  ;; Set the value to nil in case there is no nearest cell.
-  (setcdr s nil)
-  ;; Find the nearest cell that has a function body. If we find one,
-  ;; we replace the nil from above.
-  (catch 'done
-    (dolist (ancestor
-             (cl-rest (eieio--class-precedence-list class)))
-      (let ((ov (gethash ancestor eieiomt--optimizing-hashtable)))
-        (when (car ov)
-          (setcdr s ancestor) ;; store ov as our next symbol
-          (throw 'done ancestor))))))
-
-(defun eieio-generic-form (method key class)
- "Return the lambda form belonging to METHOD using KEY based upon CLASS.
-If CLASS is not a class then use `generic' instead.  If class has
-no form, but has a parent class, then trace to that parent class.
-The first time a form is requested from a symbol, an optimized path
-is memorized for faster future use."
- (if (symbolp class) (setq class (eieio--class-v class)))
- (let ((emto (aref (get method 'eieio-method-hashtable)
-                  (if class key (eieio-specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))))
-   (if (eieio--class-p class)
-       ;; 1) find our symbol
-       (let ((cs (gethash class emto)))
-        (unless cs
-           ;; 2) If there isn't one, then make one.
-           ;;    This can be slow since it only occurs once
-           (puthash class (setq cs (list nil)) emto)
-           ;; 2.1) Cache its nearest neighbor with a quick optimize
-           ;;      which should only occur once for this call ever
-           (let ((eieiomt--optimizing-hashtable emto))
-             (eieiomt--sym-optimize class cs)))
-        ;; 3) If it's bound return this one.
-        (if (car cs)
-            (cons (car cs) class)
-          ;; 4) If it's not bound then this variable knows something
-          (if (cdr cs)
-              (progn
-                ;; 4.1) This symbol holds the next class in its value
-                (setq class (cdr cs)
-                      cs (gethash class emto))
-                ;; 4.2) The optimizer should always have chosen a
-                ;;      function-symbol
-                ;;(if (car cs)
-                (cons (car cs) class)
-                 ;;(error "EIEIO optimizer: erratic data loss!"))
-                )
-             ;; There never will be a funcall...
-             nil)))
-     ;; for a generic call, what is a list, is the function body we want.
-     (let ((emtl (aref (get method 'eieio-method-tree)
-                      (if class key (eieio-specialized-key-to-generic-key 
key)))))
-       (if emtl
-          ;; The car of EMTL is supposed to be a class, which in this
-          ;; case is nil, so skip it.
-          (cons (cdr (car emtl)) nil)
-        nil)))))
-
-
 ;;; Here are some special types of errors
 ;;
-(define-error 'no-method-definition "No method definition")
-(define-error 'no-next-method "No next method")
 (define-error 'invalid-slot-name "Invalid slot name")
 (define-error 'invalid-slot-type "Invalid slot type")
 (define-error 'unbound-slot "Unbound slot")
 (define-error 'inconsistent-class-hierarchy "Inconsistent class hierarchy")
 
-;;; Obsolete backward compatibility functions.
-;; Needed to run byte-code compiled with the EIEIO of Emacs-23.
-
-(defun eieio-defmethod (method args)
-  "Obsolete work part of an old version of the `defmethod' macro."
-  (let ((key nil) (body nil) (firstarg nil) (argfix nil) (argclass nil) loopa)
-    ;; find optional keys
-    (setq key
-         (cond ((memq (car args) '(:BEFORE :before))
-                (setq args (cdr args))
-                eieio--method-before)
-               ((memq (car args) '(:AFTER :after))
-                (setq args (cdr args))
-                eieio--method-after)
-               ((memq (car args) '(:STATIC :static))
-                (setq args (cdr args))
-                eieio--method-static)
-               ((memq (car args) '(:PRIMARY :primary))
-                (setq args (cdr args))
-                eieio--method-primary)
-               ;; Primary key.
-               (t eieio--method-primary)))
-    ;; Get body, and fix contents of args to be the arguments of the fn.
-    (setq body (cdr args)
-         args (car args))
-    (setq loopa args)
-    ;; Create a fixed version of the arguments.
-    (while loopa
-      (setq argfix (cons (if (listp (car loopa)) (car (car loopa)) (car loopa))
-                        argfix))
-      (setq loopa (cdr loopa)))
-    ;; Make sure there is a generic.
-    (eieio-defgeneric
-     method
-     (if (stringp (car body))
-        (car body) (format "Generically created method `%s'." method)))
-    ;; create symbol for property to bind to.  If the first arg is of
-    ;; the form (varname vartype) and `vartype' is a class, then
-    ;; that class will be the type symbol.  If not, then it will fall
-    ;; under the type `primary' which is a non-specific calling of the
-    ;; function.
-    (setq firstarg (car args))
-    (if (listp firstarg)
-       (progn
-         (setq argclass  (nth 1 firstarg))
-         (if (not (class-p argclass))
-             (error "Unknown class type %s in method parameters"
-                    (nth 1 firstarg))))
-      ;; Generics are higher.
-      (setq key (eieio-specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))
-    ;; Put this lambda into the symbol so we can find it.
-    (if (byte-code-function-p (car-safe body))
-       (eieiomt-add method (car-safe body) key argclass)
-      (eieiomt-add method (append (list 'lambda (reverse argfix)) body)
-                  key argclass))
-    )
-
-  (eieio--method-optimize-primary method)
-
-  method)
-(make-obsolete 'eieio-defmethod 'eieio--defmethod "24.1")
-
-(defun eieio-defgeneric (method doc-string)
-  "Obsolete work part of an old version of the `defgeneric' macro."
-  (if (and (fboundp method) (not (generic-p method))
-          (or (byte-code-function-p (symbol-function method))
-              (not (eq 'autoload (car (symbol-function method)))))
-          )
-      (error "You cannot create a generic/method over an existing symbol: %s"
-            method))
-  ;; Don't do this over and over.
-  (unless (fboundp 'method)
-    ;; This defun tells emacs where the first definition of this
-    ;; method is defined.
-    `(defun ,method nil)
-    ;; Make sure the method tables are installed.
-    (eieiomt-install method)
-    ;; Apply the actual body of this function.
-    (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
-    (fset method (eieio-defgeneric-form method))
-    ;; Return the method
-    'method))
-(make-obsolete 'eieio-defgeneric nil "24.1")
-
 (provide 'eieio-core)
 
 ;;; eieio-core.el ends here
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el 
b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el
index 69e7257..43d9a03 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-datadebug.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; eieio-datadebug.el --- EIEIO extensions to the data debugger.  -*- 
lexical-binding:t -*-
 
-;; Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam <address@hidden>
 ;; Keywords: OO, lisp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ PREBUTTONTEXT is some text between PREFIX and the object 
button."
   (let* ((eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
          (lambda (l) (throw 'moose l) ))
         (data
-         (catch 'moose (eieio-generic-call
+         (catch 'moose (eieio--generic-call
                         method (list class))))
         (_buf (data-debug-new-buffer "*Method Invocation*"))
         (data2 (mapcar (lambda (sym)
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e90074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-generic.el
@@ -0,0 +1,904 @@
+;;; eieio-generic.el --- CLOS-style generics for EIEIO  -*- lexical-binding:t 
-*-
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1995-1996, 1998-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam <address@hidden>
+;; Keywords: OO, lisp
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;
+;; The "core" part of EIEIO is the implementation for the object
+;; system (such as eieio-defclass, or eieio-defmethod) but not the
+;; base classes for the object system, which are defined in EIEIO.
+;;
+;; See the commentary for eieio.el for more about EIEIO itself.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'eieio-core)
+(declare-function child-of-class-p "eieio")
+
+(defconst eieio--method-static 0 "Index into :static tag on a method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-before 1 "Index into :before tag on a method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-primary 2 "Index into :primary tag on a method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-after 3 "Index into :after tag on a method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-num-lists 4 "Number of indexes into methods vector in 
which groups of functions are kept.")
+(defconst eieio--method-generic-before 4 "Index into generic :before tag on a 
method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-generic-primary 5 "Index into generic :primary tag on 
a method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-generic-after 6 "Index into generic :after tag on a 
method.")
+(defconst eieio--method-num-slots 7 "Number of indexes into a method's 
vector.")
+
+(defsubst eieio--specialized-key-to-generic-key (key)
+  "Convert a specialized KEY into a generic method key."
+  (cond ((eq key eieio--method-static) 0) ;; don't convert
+       ((< key eieio--method-num-lists) (+ key 3)) ;; The conversion
+       (t key) ;; already generic.. maybe.
+       ))
+
+
+(defsubst generic-p (method)
+  "Return non-nil if symbol METHOD is a generic function.
+Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property
+\(which contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)"
+  (and (fboundp method) (get method 'eieio-method-hashtable)))
+
+(defun eieio--generic-primary-only-p (method)
+  "Return t if symbol METHOD is a generic function with only primary methods.
+Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property (which
+contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)
+Methods with only primary implementations are executed in an optimized way."
+  (and (generic-p method)
+       (let ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree)))
+        (not (or (>= 0 (length (aref M eieio--method-primary)))
+                  (aref M eieio--method-static)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-before)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-after)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-before)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-primary)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-after)))
+         )))
+
+(defun eieio--generic-primary-only-one-p (method)
+  "Return t if symbol METHOD is a generic function with only primary methods.
+Only methods have the symbol `eieio-method-hashtable' as a property (which
+contains a list of all bindings to that method type.)
+Methods with only primary implementations are executed in an optimized way."
+  (and (generic-p method)
+       (let ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree)))
+        (not (or (/= 1 (length (aref M eieio--method-primary)))
+                  (aref M eieio--method-static)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-before)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-after)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-before)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-primary)
+                  (aref M eieio--method-generic-after)))
+         )))
+
+(defun eieio--defgeneric-init-form (method doc-string)
+  "Form to use for the initial definition of a generic."
+  (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
+    ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
+    (setq method (symbol-function method)))
+
+  (cond
+   ((or (not (fboundp method))
+        (eq 'autoload (car-safe (symbol-function method))))
+    ;; Make sure the method tables are installed.
+    (eieio--mt-install method)
+    ;; Construct the actual body of this function.
+    (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
+    (eieio--defgeneric-form method))
+   ((generic-p method) (symbol-function method))           ;Leave it as-is.
+   (t (error "You cannot create a generic/method over an existing symbol: %s"
+             method))))
+
+(defun eieio--defgeneric-form (method)
+  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
+All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
+DOC-STRING is the documentation attached to METHOD."
+  (lambda (&rest local-args)
+    (eieio--generic-call method local-args)))
+
+(defun eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only (method)
+  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
+All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
+DOC-STRING is the documentation attached to METHOD."
+  (lambda (&rest local-args)
+    (eieio--generic-call-primary-only method local-args)))
+
+(defvar eieio--generic-call-arglst nil
+  "When using `call-next-method', provides a context for parameters.")
+(defvar eieio--generic-call-key nil
+  "When using `call-next-method', provides a context for the current key.
+Keys are a number representing :before, :primary, and :after methods.")
+(defvar eieio--generic-call-next-method-list nil
+  "When executing a PRIMARY or STATIC method, track the 'next-method'.
+During executions, the list is first generated, then as each next method
+is called, the next method is popped off the stack.")
+
+(defun eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only-one (method class impl)
+  "The lambda form that would be used as the function defined on METHOD.
+All methods should call the same EIEIO function for dispatch.
+CLASS is the class symbol needed for private method access.
+IMPL is the symbol holding the method implementation."
+  (lambda (&rest local-args)
+    ;; This is a cool cheat.  Usually we need to look up in the
+    ;; method table to find out if there is a method or not.  We can
+    ;; instead make that determination at load time when there is
+    ;; only one method.  If the first arg is not a child of the class
+    ;; of that one implementation, then clearly, there is no method def.
+    (if (not (eieio-object-p (car local-args)))
+        ;; Not an object.  Just signal.
+        (signal 'no-method-definition
+                (list method local-args))
+
+      ;; We do have an object.  Make sure it is the right type.
+      (if (not (child-of-class-p (eieio--object-class-object (car local-args))
+                                 class))
+
+          ;; If not the right kind of object, call no applicable
+          (apply #'no-applicable-method (car local-args)
+                 method local-args)
+
+        ;; It is ok, do the call.
+        ;; Fill in inter-call variables then evaluate the method.
+        (let ((eieio--generic-call-next-method-list nil)
+              (eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
+              (eieio--generic-call-arglst local-args)
+              )
+          (eieio--with-scoped-class (eieio--class-v class)
+            (apply impl local-args)))))))
+
+(defun eieio-unbind-method-implementations (method)
+  "Make the generic method METHOD have no implementations.
+It will leave the original generic function in place,
+but remove reference to all implementations of METHOD."
+  (put method 'eieio-method-tree nil)
+  (put method 'eieio-method-hashtable nil))
+
+(defun eieio--method-optimize-primary (method)
+  (when eieio-optimize-primary-methods-flag
+    ;; Optimizing step:
+    ;;
+    ;; If this method, after this setup, only has primary methods, then
+    ;; we can setup the generic that way.
+    (let ((doc-string (documentation method 'raw)))
+      (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
+      ;; Use `defalias' so as to interact properly with nadvice.el.
+      (defalias method
+        (if (eieio--generic-primary-only-p method)
+            ;; If there is only one primary method, then we can go one more
+            ;; optimization step.
+            (if (eieio--generic-primary-only-one-p method)
+                (let* ((M (get method 'eieio-method-tree))
+                       (entry (car (aref M eieio--method-primary))))
+                  (eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only-one
+                   method (car entry) (cdr entry)))
+              (eieio--defgeneric-form-primary-only method))
+          (eieio--defgeneric-form method))))))
+
+(defun eieio--defmethod (method kind argclass code)
+  "Work part of the `defmethod' macro defining METHOD with ARGS."
+  (let ((key
+         ;; Find optional keys.
+         (cond ((memq kind '(:BEFORE :before)) eieio--method-before)
+               ((memq kind '(:AFTER :after)) eieio--method-after)
+               ((memq kind '(:STATIC :static)) eieio--method-static)
+               ((memq kind '(:PRIMARY :primary nil)) eieio--method-primary)
+               ;; Primary key.
+               ;; (t eieio--method-primary)
+               (t (error "Unknown method kind %S" kind)))))
+
+    (while (and (fboundp method) (symbolp (symbol-function method)))
+      ;; Follow aliases, so methods applied to obsolete aliases still work.
+      (setq method (symbol-function method)))
+
+    ;; Make sure there is a generic (when called from defclass).
+    (eieio--defalias
+     method (eieio--defgeneric-init-form
+             method (or (documentation code)
+                        (format "Generically created method `%s'." method))))
+    ;; Create symbol for property to bind to.  If the first arg is of
+    ;; the form (varname vartype) and `vartype' is a class, then
+    ;; that class will be the type symbol.  If not, then it will fall
+    ;; under the type `primary' which is a non-specific calling of the
+    ;; function.
+    (if argclass
+        (if (not (class-p argclass))    ;FIXME: Accept cl-defstructs!
+            (error "Unknown class type %s in method parameters"
+                   argclass))
+      ;; Generics are higher.
+      (setq key (eieio--specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))
+    ;; Put this lambda into the symbol so we can find it.
+    (eieio--mt-add method code key argclass)
+    )
+
+  (eieio--method-optimize-primary method)
+
+  method)
+
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'eieio-pre-method-execution-hooks
+  'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions "24.3")
+(defvar eieio-pre-method-execution-functions nil
+  "Abnormal hook run just before an EIEIO method is executed.
+The hook function must accept one argument, the list of forms
+about to be executed.")
+
+(defun eieio--generic-call (method args)
+  "Call METHOD with ARGS.
+ARGS provides the context on which implementation to use.
+This should only be called from a generic function."
+  ;; We must expand our arguments first as they are always
+  ;; passed in as quoted symbols
+  (let ((newargs nil) (mclass nil)  (lambdas nil) (tlambdas nil) (keys nil)
+       (eieio--generic-call-arglst args)
+       (firstarg nil)
+       (primarymethodlist nil))
+    ;; get a copy
+    (setq newargs args
+         firstarg (car newargs))
+    ;; Is the class passed in autoloaded?
+    ;; Since class names are also constructors, they can be autoloaded
+    ;; via the autoload command.  Check for this, and load them in.
+    ;; It is ok if it doesn't turn out to be a class.  Probably want that
+    ;; function loaded anyway.
+    (if (and (symbolp firstarg)
+            (fboundp firstarg)
+            (autoloadp (symbol-function firstarg)))
+       (autoload-do-load (symbol-function firstarg)))
+    ;; Determine the class to use.
+    (cond ((eieio-object-p firstarg)
+          (setq mclass (eieio--object-class-name firstarg)))
+         ((class-p firstarg)
+          (setq mclass firstarg))
+         )
+    ;; Make sure the class is a valid class
+    ;; mclass can be nil (meaning a generic for should be used.
+    ;; mclass cannot have a value that is not a class, however.
+    (unless (or (null mclass) (class-p mclass))
+      (error "Cannot dispatch method %S on class %S"
+            method mclass)
+      )
+    ;; Now create a list in reverse order of all the calls we have
+    ;; make in order to successfully do this right.  Rules:
+    ;; 1) Only call generics if scoped-class is not defined
+    ;;    This prevents multiple calls in the case of recursion
+    ;; 2) Only call static if this is a static method.
+    ;; 3) Only call specifics if the definition allows for them.
+    ;; 4) Call in order based on :before, :primary, and :after
+    (when (eieio-object-p firstarg)
+      ;; Non-static calls do all this stuff.
+
+      ;; :after methods
+      (setq tlambdas
+           (if mclass
+               (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-after mclass)
+             (list (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-after nil)))
+           ;;(or (and mclass (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-after 
mclass))
+           ;;  (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-after nil))
+           )
+      (setq lambdas (append tlambdas lambdas)
+           keys (append (make-list (length tlambdas) eieio--method-after) 
keys))
+
+      ;; :primary methods
+      (setq tlambdas
+           (or (and mclass (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-primary 
mclass))
+               (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-primary nil)))
+      (when tlambdas
+       (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
+             keys (cons eieio--method-primary keys)
+             primarymethodlist
+             (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-primary mclass)))
+
+      ;; :before methods
+      (setq tlambdas
+           (if mclass
+               (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-before mclass)
+             (list (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-before nil)))
+           ;;(or (and mclass (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-before 
mclass))
+           ;;  (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-before nil))
+           )
+      (setq lambdas (append tlambdas lambdas)
+           keys (append (make-list (length tlambdas) eieio--method-before) 
keys))
+      )
+
+    (if mclass
+       ;; For the case of a class,
+       ;; if there were no methods found, then there could be :static methods.
+       (when (not lambdas)
+         (setq tlambdas
+               (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-static mclass))
+         (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
+               keys (cons eieio--method-static keys)
+               primarymethodlist  ;; Re-use even with bad name here
+               (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-static mclass)))
+      ;; For the case of no class (ie - mclass == nil) then there may
+      ;; be a primary method.
+      (setq tlambdas
+           (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-primary nil))
+      (when tlambdas
+       (setq lambdas (cons tlambdas lambdas)
+             keys (cons eieio--method-primary keys)
+             primarymethodlist
+             (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-primary nil)))
+      )
+
+    (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
+                       primarymethodlist)
+
+    ;; Now loop through all occurrences forms which we must execute
+    ;; (which are happily sorted now) and execute them all!
+    (let ((rval nil) (lastval nil) (found nil))
+      (while lambdas
+       (if (car lambdas)
+           (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr (car lambdas))
+             (let* ((eieio--generic-call-key (car keys))
+                    (has-return-val
+                     (or (= eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
+                         (= eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-static)))
+                    (eieio--generic-call-next-method-list
+                     ;; Use the cdr, as the first element is the fcn
+                     ;; we are calling right now.
+                     (when has-return-val (cdr primarymethodlist)))
+                    )
+               (setq found t)
+               ;;(setq rval (apply (car (car lambdas)) newargs))
+               (setq lastval (apply (car (car lambdas)) newargs))
+               (when has-return-val
+                 (setq rval lastval))
+               )))
+       (setq lambdas (cdr lambdas)
+             keys (cdr keys)))
+      (if (not found)
+         (if (eieio-object-p (car args))
+             (setq rval (apply #'no-applicable-method (car args) method args))
+           (signal
+            'no-method-definition
+            (list method args))))
+      rval)))
+
+(defun eieio--generic-call-primary-only (method args)
+  "Call METHOD with ARGS for methods with only :PRIMARY implementations.
+ARGS provides the context on which implementation to use.
+This should only be called from a generic function.
+
+This method is like `eieio--generic-call', but only
+implementations in the :PRIMARY slot are queried.  After many
+years of use, it appears that over 90% of methods in use
+have :PRIMARY implementations only.  We can therefore optimize
+for this common case to improve performance."
+  ;; We must expand our arguments first as they are always
+  ;; passed in as quoted symbols
+  (let ((newargs nil) (mclass nil)  (lambdas nil)
+       (eieio--generic-call-arglst args)
+       (firstarg nil)
+       (primarymethodlist nil)
+       )
+    ;; get a copy
+    (setq newargs args
+         firstarg (car newargs))
+
+    ;; Determine the class to use.
+    (cond ((eieio-object-p firstarg)
+          (setq mclass (eieio--object-class-name firstarg)))
+         ((not firstarg)
+          (error "Method %s called on nil" method))
+         (t
+          (error "Primary-only method %s called on something not an object" 
method)))
+    ;; Make sure the class is a valid class
+    ;; mclass can be nil (meaning a generic for should be used.
+    ;; mclass cannot have a value that is not a class, however.
+    (when (null mclass)
+      (error "Cannot dispatch method %S on class %S" method mclass)
+      )
+
+    ;; :primary methods
+    (setq lambdas (eieio--generic-form method eieio--method-primary mclass))
+    (setq primarymethodlist  ;; Re-use even with bad name here
+         (eieio--mt-method-list method eieio--method-primary mclass))
+
+    ;; Now loop through all occurrences forms which we must execute
+    ;; (which are happily sorted now) and execute them all!
+    (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr lambdas)
+      (let* ((rval nil) (lastval nil)
+            (eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
+            ;; Use the cdr, as the first element is the fcn
+            ;; we are calling right now.
+            (eieio--generic-call-next-method-list (cdr primarymethodlist))
+            )
+
+       (if (or (not lambdas) (not (car lambdas)))
+
+           ;; No methods found for this impl...
+           (if (eieio-object-p (car args))
+               (setq rval (apply #'no-applicable-method
+                                  (car args) method args))
+             (signal
+              'no-method-definition
+              (list method args)))
+
+         ;; Do the regular implementation here.
+
+         (run-hook-with-args 'eieio-pre-method-execution-functions
+                             lambdas)
+
+         (setq lastval (apply (car lambdas) newargs))
+         (setq rval lastval))
+
+       rval))))
+
+(defun eieio--mt-method-list (method key class)
+  "Return an alist list of methods lambdas.
+METHOD is the method name.
+KEY represents either :before, or :after methods.
+CLASS is the starting class to search from in the method tree.
+If CLASS is nil, then an empty list of methods should be returned."
+  ;; Note: eieiomt - the MT means MethodTree.  See more comments below
+  ;; for the rest of the eieiomt methods.
+
+  ;; Collect lambda expressions stored for the class and its parent
+  ;; classes.
+  (let (lambdas)
+    (dolist (ancestor (eieio--class-precedence-list (eieio--class-v class)))
+      ;; Lookup the form to use for the PRIMARY object for the next level
+      (let ((tmpl (eieio--generic-form method key ancestor)))
+       (when (and tmpl
+                  (or (not lambdas)
+                      ;; This prevents duplicates coming out of the
+                      ;; class method optimizer.  Perhaps we should
+                      ;; just not optimize before/afters?
+                      (not (member tmpl lambdas))))
+         (push tmpl lambdas))))
+
+    ;; Return collected lambda. For :after methods, return in current
+    ;; order (most general class last); Otherwise, reverse order.
+    (if (eq key eieio--method-after)
+       lambdas
+      (nreverse lambdas))))
+
+
+;;;
+;; eieio-method-tree : eieio--mt-
+;;
+;; Stored as eieio-method-tree in property list of a generic method
+;;
+;; (eieio-method-tree . [BEFORE PRIMARY AFTER
+;;                       genericBEFORE genericPRIMARY genericAFTER])
+;; and
+;; (eieio-method-hashtable . [BEFORE PRIMARY AFTER
+;;                          genericBEFORE genericPRIMARY genericAFTER])
+;;    where the association is a vector.
+;;    (aref 0  -- all static methods.
+;;    (aref 1  -- all methods classified as :before
+;;    (aref 2  -- all methods classified as :primary
+;;    (aref 3  -- all methods classified as :after
+;;    (aref 4  -- a generic classified as :before
+;;    (aref 5  -- a generic classified as :primary
+;;    (aref 6  -- a generic classified as :after
+;;
+(defvar eieio--mt--optimizing-hashtable nil
+  "While mapping atoms, this contain the hashtable being optimized.")
+
+(defun eieio--mt-install (method-name)
+  "Install the method tree, and hashtable onto METHOD-NAME.
+Do not do the work if they already exist."
+  (unless (and (get method-name 'eieio-method-tree)
+               (get method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable))
+    (put method-name 'eieio-method-tree
+         (make-vector eieio--method-num-slots nil))
+    (let ((emto (put method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable
+                     (make-vector eieio--method-num-slots nil))))
+      (aset emto 0 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
+      (aset emto 1 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
+      (aset emto 2 (make-hash-table :test 'eq))
+      (aset emto 3 (make-hash-table :test 'eq)))))
+
+(defun eieio--mt-add (method-name method key class)
+  "Add to METHOD-NAME the forms METHOD in a call position KEY for CLASS.
+METHOD-NAME is the name created by a call to `defgeneric'.
+METHOD are the forms for a given implementation.
+KEY is an integer (see comment in eieio.el near this function) which
+is associated with the :static :before :primary and :after tags.
+It also indicates if CLASS is defined or not.
+CLASS is the class this method is associated with."
+  (if (or (> key eieio--method-num-slots) (< key 0))
+      (error "eieio--mt-add: method key error!"))
+  (let ((emtv (get method-name 'eieio-method-tree))
+       (emto (get method-name 'eieio-method-hashtable)))
+    ;; Make sure the method tables are available.
+    (unless (and emtv emto)
+      (error "Programmer error: eieio--mt-add"))
+    ;; only add new cells on if it doesn't already exist!
+    (if (assq class (aref emtv key))
+       (setcdr (assq class (aref emtv key)) method)
+      (aset emtv key (cons (cons class method) (aref emtv key))))
+    ;; Add function definition into newly created symbol, and store
+    ;; said symbol in the correct hashtable, otherwise use the
+    ;; other array to keep this stuff.
+    (if (< key eieio--method-num-lists)
+        (puthash (eieio--class-v class) (list method) (aref emto key)))
+    ;; Save the defmethod file location in a symbol property.
+    (let ((fname (if load-in-progress
+                    load-file-name
+                  buffer-file-name)))
+      (when fname
+       (when (string-match "\\.elc\\'" fname)
+         (setq fname (substring fname 0 (1- (length fname)))))
+       (cl-pushnew (list class fname) (get method-name 'method-locations)
+                    :test 'equal)))
+    ;; Now optimize the entire hashtable.
+    (if (< key eieio--method-num-lists)
+       (let ((eieio--mt--optimizing-hashtable (aref emto key)))
+         ;; @todo - Is this overkill?  Should we just clear the symbol?
+         (maphash #'eieio--mt--sym-optimize eieio--mt--optimizing-hashtable)))
+    ))
+
+(defun eieio--mt-next (class)
+  "Return the next parent class for CLASS.
+If CLASS is a superclass, return variable `eieio-default-superclass'.
+If CLASS is variable `eieio-default-superclass' then return nil.
+This is different from function `class-parent' as class parent returns
+nil for superclasses.  This function performs no type checking!"
+  ;; No type-checking because all calls are made from functions which
+  ;; are safe and do checking for us.
+  (or (eieio--class-parent (eieio--class-v class))
+      (if (eq class 'eieio-default-superclass)
+         nil
+       '(eieio-default-superclass))))
+
+(defun eieio--mt--sym-optimize (class s)
+  "Find the next class above S which has a function body for the optimizer."
+  ;; Set the value to nil in case there is no nearest cell.
+  (setcdr s nil)
+  ;; Find the nearest cell that has a function body. If we find one,
+  ;; we replace the nil from above.
+  (catch 'done
+    (dolist (ancestor
+             (cl-rest (eieio--class-precedence-list class)))
+      (let ((ov (gethash ancestor eieio--mt--optimizing-hashtable)))
+        (when (car ov)
+          (setcdr s ancestor) ;; store ov as our next symbol
+          (throw 'done ancestor))))))
+
+(defun eieio--generic-form (method key class)
+ "Return the lambda form belonging to METHOD using KEY based upon CLASS.
+If CLASS is not a class then use `generic' instead.  If class has
+no form, but has a parent class, then trace to that parent class.
+The first time a form is requested from a symbol, an optimized path
+is memorized for faster future use."
+ (if (symbolp class) (setq class (eieio--class-v class)))
+ (let ((emto (aref (get method 'eieio-method-hashtable)
+                  (if class key (eieio--specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))))
+   (if (eieio--class-p class)
+       ;; 1) find our symbol
+       (let ((cs (gethash class emto)))
+        (unless cs
+           ;; 2) If there isn't one, then make one.
+           ;;    This can be slow since it only occurs once
+           (puthash class (setq cs (list nil)) emto)
+           ;; 2.1) Cache its nearest neighbor with a quick optimize
+           ;;      which should only occur once for this call ever
+           (let ((eieio--mt--optimizing-hashtable emto))
+             (eieio--mt--sym-optimize class cs)))
+        ;; 3) If it's bound return this one.
+        (if (car cs)
+            (cons (car cs) class)
+          ;; 4) If it's not bound then this variable knows something
+          (if (cdr cs)
+              (progn
+                ;; 4.1) This symbol holds the next class in its value
+                (setq class (cdr cs)
+                      cs (gethash class emto))
+                ;; 4.2) The optimizer should always have chosen a
+                ;;      function-symbol
+                ;;(if (car cs)
+                (cons (car cs) class)
+                 ;;(error "EIEIO optimizer: erratic data loss!"))
+                )
+             ;; There never will be a funcall...
+             nil)))
+     ;; for a generic call, what is a list, is the function body we want.
+     (let ((emtl (aref (get method 'eieio-method-tree)
+                      (if class key (eieio--specialized-key-to-generic-key 
key)))))
+       (if emtl
+          ;; The car of EMTL is supposed to be a class, which in this
+          ;; case is nil, so skip it.
+          (cons (cdr (car emtl)) nil)
+        nil)))))
+
+
+(define-error 'no-method-definition "No method definition")
+(define-error 'no-next-method "No next method")
+
+;;; CLOS methods and generics
+;;
+(defmacro defgeneric (method _args &optional doc-string)
+  "Create a generic function METHOD.
+DOC-STRING is the base documentation for this class.  A generic
+function has no body, as its purpose is to decide which method body
+is appropriate to use.  Uses `defmethod' to create methods, and calls
+`defgeneric' for you.  With this implementation the ARGS are
+currently ignored.  You can use `defgeneric' to apply specialized
+top level documentation to a method."
+  (declare (doc-string 3))
+  `(eieio--defalias ',method
+                    (eieio--defgeneric-init-form ',method ,doc-string)))
+
+(defmacro defmethod (method &rest args)
+  "Create a new METHOD through `defgeneric' with ARGS.
+
+The optional second argument KEY is a specifier that
+modifies how the method is called, including:
+   :before  - Method will be called before the :primary
+   :primary - The default if not specified
+   :after   - Method will be called after the :primary
+   :static  - First arg could be an object or class
+The next argument is the ARGLIST.  The ARGLIST specifies the arguments
+to the method as with `defun'.  The first argument can have a type
+specifier, such as:
+  ((VARNAME CLASS) ARG2 ...)
+where VARNAME is the name of the local variable for the method being
+created.  The CLASS is a class symbol for a class made with `defclass'.
+A DOCSTRING comes after the ARGLIST, and is optional.
+All the rest of the args are the BODY of the method.  A method will
+return the value of the last form in the BODY.
+
+Summary:
+
+ (defmethod mymethod [:before | :primary | :after | :static]
+                     ((typearg class-name) arg2 &optional opt &rest rest)
+    \"doc-string\"
+     body)"
+  (declare (doc-string 3)
+           (debug
+            (&define                    ; this means we are defining something
+             [&or name ("setf" :name setf name)]
+             ;; ^^ This is the methods symbol
+             [ &optional symbolp ]                ; this is key :before etc
+             list                                 ; arguments
+             [ &optional stringp ]                ; documentation string
+             def-body                             ; part to be debugged
+             )))
+  (let* ((key (if (keywordp (car args)) (pop args)))
+        (params (car args))
+        (arg1 (car params))
+         (fargs (if (consp arg1)
+                   (cons (car arg1) (cdr params))
+                 params))
+        (class (if (consp arg1) (nth 1 arg1)))
+         (code `(lambda ,fargs ,@(cdr args))))
+    `(progn
+       ;; Make sure there is a generic and the byte-compiler sees it.
+       (defgeneric ,method ,args
+         ,(or (documentation code)
+              (format "Generically created method `%s'." method)))
+       (eieio--defmethod ',method ',key ',class #',code))))
+
+
+
+;;;
+;; Method Calling Functions
+
+(defun next-method-p ()
+  "Return non-nil if there is a next method.
+Returns a list of lambda expressions which is the `next-method'
+order."
+  eieio--generic-call-next-method-list)
+
+(defun call-next-method (&rest replacement-args)
+  "Call the superclass method from a subclass method.
+The superclass method is specified in the current method list,
+and is called the next method.
+
+If REPLACEMENT-ARGS is non-nil, then use them instead of
+`eieio--generic-call-arglst'.  The generic arg list are the
+arguments passed in at the top level.
+
+Use `next-method-p' to find out if there is a next method to call."
+  (if (not (eieio--scoped-class))
+      (error "`call-next-method' not called within a class specific method"))
+  (if (and (/= eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
+          (/= eieio--generic-call-key eieio--method-static))
+      (error "Cannot `call-next-method' except in :primary or :static methods")
+    )
+  (let ((newargs (or replacement-args eieio--generic-call-arglst))
+       (next (car eieio--generic-call-next-method-list))
+       )
+    (if (not (and next (car next)))
+       (apply #'no-next-method newargs)
+      (let* ((eieio--generic-call-next-method-list
+             (cdr eieio--generic-call-next-method-list))
+            (eieio--generic-call-arglst newargs)
+            (fcn (car next))
+            )
+       (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr next)
+         (apply fcn newargs)) ))))
+
+(defgeneric no-applicable-method (object method &rest args)
+  "Called if there are no implementations for OBJECT in METHOD.")
+
+(defmethod no-applicable-method (object method &rest _args)
+  "Called if there are no implementations for OBJECT in METHOD.
+OBJECT is the object which has no method implementation.
+ARGS are the arguments that were passed to METHOD.
+
+Implement this for a class to block this signal.  The return
+value becomes the return value of the original method call."
+  (signal 'no-method-definition (list method object)))
+
+(defgeneric no-next-method (object &rest args)
+"Called from `call-next-method' when no additional methods are available.")
+
+(defmethod no-next-method (object &rest args)
+  "Called from `call-next-method' when no additional methods are available.
+OBJECT is othe object being called on `call-next-method'.
+ARGS are the arguments it is called by.
+This method signals `no-next-method' by default.  Override this
+method to not throw an error, and its return value becomes the
+return value of `call-next-method'."
+  (signal 'no-next-method (list object args)))
+
+(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions 'eieio--help-generic)
+(defun eieio--help-generic (generic)
+  "Describe GENERIC if it is a generic function."
+  (when (and (symbolp generic) (generic-p generic))
+    (save-excursion
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (when (re-search-forward " in `.+'.$" nil t)
+       (replace-match ".")))
+    (save-excursion
+      (insert "\n\nThis is a generic function"
+             (cond
+              ((and (eieio--generic-primary-only-p generic)
+                    (eieio--generic-primary-only-one-p generic))
+               " with only one primary method")
+              ((eieio--generic-primary-only-p generic)
+               " with only primary methods")
+              (t ""))
+             ".\n\n")
+      (insert (propertize "Implementations:\n\n" 'face 'bold))
+      (let ((i 4)
+           (prefix [ ":STATIC" ":BEFORE" ":PRIMARY" ":AFTER" ] ))
+       ;; Loop over fanciful generics
+       (while (< i 7)
+         (let ((gm (aref (get generic 'eieio-method-tree) i)))
+           (when gm
+             (insert "Generic "
+                     (aref prefix (- i 3))
+                     "\n"
+                     (or (nth 2 gm) "Undocumented")
+                     "\n\n")))
+         (setq i (1+ i)))
+       (setq i 0)
+       ;; Loop over defined class-specific methods
+       (while (< i 4)
+         (let* ((gm (reverse (aref (get generic 'eieio-method-tree) i)))
+                cname location)
+           (while gm
+             (setq cname (caar gm))
+             (insert "`")
+             (help-insert-xref-button (symbol-name cname)
+                                      'help-variable cname)
+             (insert "' " (aref prefix i) " ")
+             ;; argument list
+             (let* ((func (cdr (car gm)))
+                    (arglst (help-function-arglist func)))
+               (prin1 arglst (current-buffer)))
+             (insert "\n"
+                     (or (documentation (cdr (car gm)))
+                         "Undocumented"))
+             ;; Print file location if available
+             (when (and (setq location (get generic 'method-locations))
+                        (setq location (assoc cname location)))
+               (setq location (cadr location))
+               (insert "\n\nDefined in `")
+               (help-insert-xref-button
+                (file-name-nondirectory location)
+                'eieio-method-def cname generic location)
+               (insert "'\n"))
+             (setq gm (cdr gm))
+             (insert "\n")))
+         (setq i (1+ i)))))))
+
+;;; Obsolete backward compatibility functions.
+;; Needed to run byte-code compiled with the EIEIO of Emacs-23.
+
+(defun eieio-defmethod (method args)
+  "Obsolete work part of an old version of the `defmethod' macro."
+  (let ((key nil) (body nil) (firstarg nil) (argfix nil) (argclass nil) loopa)
+    ;; find optional keys
+    (setq key
+         (cond ((memq (car args) '(:BEFORE :before))
+                (setq args (cdr args))
+                eieio--method-before)
+               ((memq (car args) '(:AFTER :after))
+                (setq args (cdr args))
+                eieio--method-after)
+               ((memq (car args) '(:STATIC :static))
+                (setq args (cdr args))
+                eieio--method-static)
+               ((memq (car args) '(:PRIMARY :primary))
+                (setq args (cdr args))
+                eieio--method-primary)
+               ;; Primary key.
+               (t eieio--method-primary)))
+    ;; Get body, and fix contents of args to be the arguments of the fn.
+    (setq body (cdr args)
+         args (car args))
+    (setq loopa args)
+    ;; Create a fixed version of the arguments.
+    (while loopa
+      (setq argfix (cons (if (listp (car loopa)) (car (car loopa)) (car loopa))
+                        argfix))
+      (setq loopa (cdr loopa)))
+    ;; Make sure there is a generic.
+    (eieio-defgeneric
+     method
+     (if (stringp (car body))
+        (car body) (format "Generically created method `%s'." method)))
+    ;; create symbol for property to bind to.  If the first arg is of
+    ;; the form (varname vartype) and `vartype' is a class, then
+    ;; that class will be the type symbol.  If not, then it will fall
+    ;; under the type `primary' which is a non-specific calling of the
+    ;; function.
+    (setq firstarg (car args))
+    (if (listp firstarg)
+       (progn
+         (setq argclass  (nth 1 firstarg))
+         (if (not (class-p argclass))
+             (error "Unknown class type %s in method parameters"
+                    (nth 1 firstarg))))
+      ;; Generics are higher.
+      (setq key (eieio--specialized-key-to-generic-key key)))
+    ;; Put this lambda into the symbol so we can find it.
+    (if (byte-code-function-p (car-safe body))
+       (eieio--mt-add method (car-safe body) key argclass)
+      (eieio--mt-add method (append (list 'lambda (reverse argfix)) body)
+                  key argclass))
+    )
+
+  (eieio--method-optimize-primary method)
+
+  method)
+(make-obsolete 'eieio-defmethod 'eieio--defmethod "24.1")
+
+(defun eieio-defgeneric (method doc-string)
+  "Obsolete work part of an old version of the `defgeneric' macro."
+  (if (and (fboundp method) (not (generic-p method))
+          (or (byte-code-function-p (symbol-function method))
+              (not (eq 'autoload (car (symbol-function method)))))
+          )
+      (error "You cannot create a generic/method over an existing symbol: %s"
+            method))
+  ;; Don't do this over and over.
+  (unless (fboundp 'method)
+    ;; This defun tells emacs where the first definition of this
+    ;; method is defined.
+    `(defun ,method nil)
+    ;; Make sure the method tables are installed.
+    (eieio--mt-install method)
+    ;; Apply the actual body of this function.
+    (put method 'function-documentation doc-string)
+    (fset method (eieio--defgeneric-form method))
+    ;; Return the method
+    'method))
+(make-obsolete 'eieio-defgeneric nil "24.1")
+
+(provide 'eieio-generic)
+
+;;; eieio-generic.el ends here
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el
index 4896a4c..60bbd50 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-opt.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; eieio-opt.el -- eieio optional functions (debug, printing, speedbar)
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2008-2014 Free Software
+;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2008-2015 Free Software
 ;; Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam <address@hidden>
@@ -311,69 +311,6 @@ are not abstract."
          (eieio-help-class ctr))
        ))))
 
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun eieio-help-generic (generic)
-  "Describe GENERIC if it is a generic function."
-  (when (and (symbolp generic) (generic-p generic))
-    (save-excursion
-      (goto-char (point-min))
-      (when (re-search-forward " in `.+'.$" nil t)
-       (replace-match ".")))
-    (save-excursion
-      (insert "\n\nThis is a generic function"
-             (cond
-              ((and (generic-primary-only-p generic)
-                    (generic-primary-only-one-p generic))
-               " with only one primary method")
-              ((generic-primary-only-p generic)
-               " with only primary methods")
-              (t ""))
-             ".\n\n")
-      (insert (propertize "Implementations:\n\n" 'face 'bold))
-      (let ((i 4)
-           (prefix [ ":STATIC" ":BEFORE" ":PRIMARY" ":AFTER" ] ))
-       ;; Loop over fanciful generics
-       (while (< i 7)
-         (let ((gm (aref (get generic 'eieio-method-tree) i)))
-           (when gm
-             (insert "Generic "
-                     (aref prefix (- i 3))
-                     "\n"
-                     (or (nth 2 gm) "Undocumented")
-                     "\n\n")))
-         (setq i (1+ i)))
-       (setq i 0)
-       ;; Loop over defined class-specific methods
-       (while (< i 4)
-         (let* ((gm (reverse (aref (get generic 'eieio-method-tree) i)))
-                cname location)
-           (while gm
-             (setq cname (caar gm))
-             (insert "`")
-             (help-insert-xref-button (symbol-name cname)
-                                      'help-variable cname)
-             (insert "' " (aref prefix i) " ")
-             ;; argument list
-             (let* ((func (cdr (car gm)))
-                    (arglst (help-function-arglist func)))
-               (prin1 arglst (current-buffer)))
-             (insert "\n"
-                     (or (documentation (cdr (car gm)))
-                         "Undocumented"))
-             ;; Print file location if available
-             (when (and (setq location (get generic 'method-locations))
-                        (setq location (assoc cname location)))
-               (setq location (cadr location))
-               (insert "\n\nDefined in `")
-               (help-insert-xref-button
-                (file-name-nondirectory location)
-                'eieio-method-def cname generic location)
-               (insert "'\n"))
-             (setq gm (cdr gm))
-             (insert "\n")))
-         (setq i (1+ i)))))))
-
 (defun eieio-all-generic-functions (&optional class)
   "Return a list of all generic functions.
 Optional CLASS argument returns only those functions that contain
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
index fdeba5e..bf51986 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   (message eieio-version))
 
 (require 'eieio-core)
+(require 'eieio-generic)
 
 
 ;;; Defining a new class
@@ -147,70 +148,6 @@ a string."
   (apply (class-constructor class) initargs))
 
 
-;;; CLOS methods and generics
-;;
-(defmacro defgeneric (method _args &optional doc-string)
-  "Create a generic function METHOD.
-DOC-STRING is the base documentation for this class.  A generic
-function has no body, as its purpose is to decide which method body
-is appropriate to use.  Uses `defmethod' to create methods, and calls
-`defgeneric' for you.  With this implementation the ARGS are
-currently ignored.  You can use `defgeneric' to apply specialized
-top level documentation to a method."
-  (declare (doc-string 3))
-  `(eieio--defalias ',method
-                    (eieio--defgeneric-init-form ',method ,doc-string)))
-
-(defmacro defmethod (method &rest args)
-  "Create a new METHOD through `defgeneric' with ARGS.
-
-The optional second argument KEY is a specifier that
-modifies how the method is called, including:
-   :before  - Method will be called before the :primary
-   :primary - The default if not specified
-   :after   - Method will be called after the :primary
-   :static  - First arg could be an object or class
-The next argument is the ARGLIST.  The ARGLIST specifies the arguments
-to the method as with `defun'.  The first argument can have a type
-specifier, such as:
-  ((VARNAME CLASS) ARG2 ...)
-where VARNAME is the name of the local variable for the method being
-created.  The CLASS is a class symbol for a class made with `defclass'.
-A DOCSTRING comes after the ARGLIST, and is optional.
-All the rest of the args are the BODY of the method.  A method will
-return the value of the last form in the BODY.
-
-Summary:
-
- (defmethod mymethod [:before | :primary | :after | :static]
-                     ((typearg class-name) arg2 &optional opt &rest rest)
-    \"doc-string\"
-     body)"
-  (declare (doc-string 3)
-           (debug
-            (&define                    ; this means we are defining something
-             [&or name ("setf" :name setf name)]
-             ;; ^^ This is the methods symbol
-             [ &optional symbolp ]                ; this is key :before etc
-             list                                 ; arguments
-             [ &optional stringp ]                ; documentation string
-             def-body                             ; part to be debugged
-             )))
-  (let* ((key (if (keywordp (car args)) (pop args)))
-        (params (car args))
-        (arg1 (car params))
-         (fargs (if (consp arg1)
-                   (cons (car arg1) (cdr params))
-                 params))
-        (class (if (consp arg1) (nth 1 arg1)))
-         (code `(lambda ,fargs ,@(cdr args))))
-    `(progn
-       ;; Make sure there is a generic and the byte-compiler sees it.
-       (defgeneric ,method ,args
-         ,(or (documentation code)
-              (format "Generically created method `%s'." method)))
-       (eieio--defmethod ',method ',key ',class #',code))))
-
 ;;; Get/Set slots in an object.
 ;;
 (defmacro oref (obj slot)
@@ -519,44 +456,6 @@ If SLOT is unbound, do nothing."
       nil
     (eieio-oset object slot (delete item (eieio-oref object slot)))))
 
-;;;
-;; Method Calling Functions
-
-(defun next-method-p ()
-  "Return non-nil if there is a next method.
-Returns a list of lambda expressions which is the `next-method'
-order."
-  eieio-generic-call-next-method-list)
-
-(defun call-next-method (&rest replacement-args)
-  "Call the superclass method from a subclass method.
-The superclass method is specified in the current method list,
-and is called the next method.
-
-If REPLACEMENT-ARGS is non-nil, then use them instead of
-`eieio-generic-call-arglst'.  The generic arg list are the
-arguments passed in at the top level.
-
-Use `next-method-p' to find out if there is a next method to call."
-  (if (not (eieio--scoped-class))
-      (error "`call-next-method' not called within a class specific method"))
-  (if (and (/= eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-primary)
-          (/= eieio-generic-call-key eieio--method-static))
-      (error "Cannot `call-next-method' except in :primary or :static methods")
-    )
-  (let ((newargs (or replacement-args eieio-generic-call-arglst))
-       (next (car eieio-generic-call-next-method-list))
-       )
-    (if (not (and next (car next)))
-       (apply #'no-next-method newargs)
-      (let* ((eieio-generic-call-next-method-list
-             (cdr eieio-generic-call-next-method-list))
-            (eieio-generic-call-arglst newargs)
-            (fcn (car next))
-            )
-       (eieio--with-scoped-class (cdr next)
-         (apply fcn newargs)) ))))
-
 ;;; Here are some CLOS items that need the CL package
 ;;
 
@@ -686,34 +585,6 @@ EIEIO can only dispatch on the first argument, so the 
first two are swapped."
   (signal 'unbound-slot (list (eieio-class-name class) (eieio-object-name 
object)
                              slot-name fn)))
 
-(defgeneric no-applicable-method (object method &rest args)
-  "Called if there are no implementations for OBJECT in METHOD.")
-
-(defmethod no-applicable-method ((object eieio-default-superclass)
-                                method &rest _args)
-  "Called if there are no implementations for OBJECT in METHOD.
-OBJECT is the object which has no method implementation.
-ARGS are the arguments that were passed to METHOD.
-
-Implement this for a class to block this signal.  The return
-value becomes the return value of the original method call."
-  (signal 'no-method-definition (list method (eieio-object-name object)))
-  )
-
-(defgeneric no-next-method (object &rest args)
-"Called from `call-next-method' when no additional methods are available.")
-
-(defmethod no-next-method ((object eieio-default-superclass)
-                          &rest args)
-  "Called from `call-next-method' when no additional methods are available.
-OBJECT is othe object being called on `call-next-method'.
-ARGS are the arguments it is called by.
-This method signals `no-next-method' by default.  Override this
-method to not throw an error, and its return value becomes the
-return value of `call-next-method'."
-  (signal 'no-next-method (list (eieio-object-name object) args))
-  )
-
 (defgeneric clone (obj &rest params)
   "Make a copy of OBJ, and then supply PARAMS.
 PARAMS is a parameter list of the same form used by `initialize-instance'.
@@ -865,7 +736,6 @@ of `eq'."
   (error "EIEIO: `change-class' is unimplemented"))
 
 ;; Hook ourselves into help system for describing classes and methods.
-(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions 'eieio-help-generic)
 (add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions 'eieio-help-constructor)
 
 ;;; Interfacing with edebug
@@ -903,7 +773,7 @@ Optional argument GROUP is the sub-group of slots to 
display.
 
 ;;;***
 
-;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-opt" "eieio-opt.el" 
"6377e022e85d377b399f44c98b4eab4a")
+;;;### (autoloads nil "eieio-opt" "eieio-opt.el" 
"7267115a161243e1e6ea75f2d25c8ebc")
 ;;; Generated autoloads from eieio-opt.el
 
 (autoload 'eieio-browse "eieio-opt" "\
@@ -924,11 +794,6 @@ Describe CTR if it is a class constructor.
 
 \(fn CTR)" nil nil)
 
-(autoload 'eieio-help-generic "eieio-opt" "\
-Describe GENERIC if it is a generic function.
-
-\(fn GENERIC)" nil nil)
-
 ;;;***
 
 ;;; End of automatically extracted autoloads.
diff --git a/test/ChangeLog b/test/ChangeLog
index bb48028..ca10dda 100644
--- a/test/ChangeLog
+++ b/test/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2015-01-08  Stefan Monnier  <address@hidden>
+
+       * automated/eieio-tests.el (eieio-test-23-inheritance-check): Don't use
+       <foo>-child-p.
+
+       * automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el (eieio-test-method-store):
+       Update reference to eieio--generic-call-key.
+
 2015-01-07  Stefan Monnier  <address@hidden>
 
        * automated/eieio-tests.el: Use cl-lib.  Don't use <class> as a 
variable.
diff --git a/test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el 
b/test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el
index 7790c13..99e115a 100644
--- a/test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el
+++ b/test/automated/eieio-test-methodinvoke.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; eieio-testsinvoke.el -- eieio tests for method invocation
 
-;; Copyright (C) 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam <address@hidden>
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 (defun eieio-test-method-store ()
   "Store current invocation class symbol in the invocation order list."
   (let* ((keysym (aref [ :STATIC :BEFORE :PRIMARY :AFTER ]
-                      (or eieio-generic-call-key 0)))
+                      (or eieio--generic-call-key 0)))
          ;; FIXME: Don't depend on `eieio--scoped-class'!
         (c (list keysym (eieio--class-symbol (eieio--scoped-class)))))
     (push c eieio-test-method-order-list)))
diff --git a/test/automated/eieio-tests.el b/test/automated/eieio-tests.el
index 13f4a57..ac8aeb5 100644
--- a/test/automated/eieio-tests.el
+++ b/test/automated/eieio-tests.el
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ METHOD is the method that was attempting to be called."
   (should (same-class-p eitest-a 'class-a))
   (should (class-a-p eitest-a))
   (should (not (class-a-p eitest-ab)))
-  (should (class-a-child-p eitest-a))
-  (should (class-a-child-p eitest-ab))
+  (should (cl-typep eitest-a 'class-a))
+  (should (cl-typep eitest-ab 'class-a))
   (should (not (class-a-p "foo")))
-  (should (not (class-a-child-p "foo"))))
+  (should (not (cl-typep "foo" 'class-a))))
 
 (ert-deftest eieio-test-24-object-predicates ()
   (let ((listooa (list (class-ab) (class-a)))



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