GNU bug report logs - #49730
28.0.50; There should be a way to mark a generalised variable as obsolete

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 Content preview:  We don't have a way to make a generalised variable obsolete, 
 I think? I think it would be helpful if we had. I haven't looked at how to
 implement it, but marking the symbol in some way, and then having the byte
 compiler examine it (when expanding setf forms) and outputting a warning
 doesn't immediately seem [...] 
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We don't have a way to make a generalised variable obsolete, I think?  I
think it would be helpful if we had.

I haven't looked at how to implement it, but marking the symbol in some
way, and then having the byte compiler examine it (when expanding setf
forms) and outputting a warning doesn't immediately seem impossible.


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