Merge from origin/emacs-25

[gnu-emacs] / etc / NEWS

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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--- a/etc/NEWS
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@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ so if you want to use it, you can always take a copy from an older Emacs.
 Various resolutions are available as etc/images/icons/hicolor/*/apps/emacs.png.
 The old Emacs logo icons are available as `emacs23.png' in the same location.
 
 Various resolutions are available as etc/images/icons/hicolor/*/apps/emacs.png.
 The old Emacs logo icons are available as `emacs23.png' in the same location.
 

+---

 ** New make target `check-expensive' to run additional tests.
 This includes all tests which run via "make check", plus additional
 tests which take more time to perform.
 ** New make target `check-expensive' to run additional tests.
 This includes all tests which run via "make check", plus additional
 tests which take more time to perform.


@@ -791,7 +792,10 @@ If the output of ERT tests in batch mode execution can be saved to a
 log file, then it can be passed as an argument to the above function
 to produce a neat summary.
 
 log file, then it can be passed as an argument to the above function
 to produce a neat summary.
 

+---

 ** New js.el option `js-indent-first-init'.
 ** New js.el option `js-indent-first-init'.

+It was renamed from `js-indent-first-initialiser', to avoid issues
+with American vs British spelling.

 
 ** Info
 
 
 ** Info
 


@@ -1005,6 +1009,7 @@ New options `tildify-space-string', `tildify-pattern', and
 `tildify-ignored-environments-alist' variables (as well as a few
 helper functions) obsolete.
 
 `tildify-ignored-environments-alist' variables (as well as a few
 helper functions) obsolete.
 

++++

 ** New package Xref replaces Etags's front-end and UI
 
 The new package Xref provides a generic framework and new commands to
 ** New package Xref replaces Etags's front-end and UI
 
 The new package Xref provides a generic framework and new commands to


@@ -1027,58 +1032,81 @@ As a result of this, the following commands are now obsolete:
 `find-tag-other-window', `find-tag-other-frame', `find-tag-regexp',
 `tags-apropos', and `tags-loop-continue'.
 
 `find-tag-other-window', `find-tag-other-frame', `find-tag-regexp',
 `tags-apropos', and `tags-loop-continue'.
 

-The framework's API is still experimental and can change in major,
-backward-incompatible ways.
-
++++

 *** New variables
 
 `find-tag-marker-ring-length' is now an obsolete alias for
 `xref-marker-ring-length'.  `find-tag-marker-ring' is now an obsolete
 alias for a private variable.  `xref-push-marker-stack' and
 *** New variables
 
 `find-tag-marker-ring-length' is now an obsolete alias for
 `xref-marker-ring-length'.  `find-tag-marker-ring' is now an obsolete
 alias for a private variable.  `xref-push-marker-stack' and

-`xref-pop-marker-stack' should be used to mutate it instead.
+`xref-pop-marker-stack' should be used instead to manipulate the stack
+of searches for definitions.

 
 ---
 *** `xref-find-definitions' and `describe-function' now display
 information about mode local overrides (defined by cedet/mode-local.el
 `define-overloadable-function' `define-mode-local-overrides').
 
 
 ---
 *** `xref-find-definitions' and `describe-function' now display
 information about mode local overrides (defined by cedet/mode-local.el
 `define-overloadable-function' `define-mode-local-overrides').
 

+The framework's Lisp API is still experimental and can change in major,
+backward-incompatible ways.
+
+---
+** New package Project
+
+The new package Project provides generic infrastructure for dealing
+with projects.  The main commands included in it are
+`project-find-file' and `project-find-regexp'.
+
+The Lisp API of this package is still experimental.
+

 ** EUDC
 EUDC's LDAP backend has been improved.
 
 ** EUDC
 EUDC's LDAP backend has been improved.
 

++++

 *** EUDC supports LDAP-over-SSL URLs (ldaps://).
 
 *** EUDC supports LDAP-over-SSL URLs (ldaps://).
 

+---

 *** EUDC passes LDAP passwords through a pipe to the ldapsearch
 subprocess instead of on the command line.
 
 *** EUDC passes LDAP passwords through a pipe to the ldapsearch
 subprocess instead of on the command line.
 

+---

 *** EUDC handles LDAP wildcards automatically so the user shouldn't
 need to configure this manually anymore.
 
 *** EUDC handles LDAP wildcards automatically so the user shouldn't
 need to configure this manually anymore.
 

++++

 *** The LDAP configuration section of EUDC's manual has been
 rewritten.
 
 There have also been customization changes.
 
 *** The LDAP configuration section of EUDC's manual has been
 rewritten.
 
 There have also been customization changes.
 

++++

 *** New custom variable `eudc-server-hotlist' to allow specifying
 multiple EUDC servers in init file.
 
 *** New custom variable `eudc-server-hotlist' to allow specifying
 multiple EUDC servers in init file.
 

++++

 *** Custom variable `eudc-inline-query-format' defaults to completing
 on email and firstname instead of surname.
 
 *** Custom variable `eudc-inline-query-format' defaults to completing
 on email and firstname instead of surname.
 

+---

 *** Custom variable `eudc-expansion-overwrites-query' defaults to nil
 to avoid interfering with the kill ring.
 
 *** Custom variable `eudc-expansion-overwrites-query' defaults to nil
 to avoid interfering with the kill ring.
 

++++

 *** Custom variable `eudc-inline-expansion-format' defaults to
 "Firstname Surname <mail-address>".
 
 *** Custom variable `eudc-inline-expansion-format' defaults to
 "Firstname Surname <mail-address>".
 

++++

 *** Custom variable `eudc-options-file' defaults to
 "~/.emacs.d/eudc-options".
 
 *** Custom variable `eudc-options-file' defaults to
 "~/.emacs.d/eudc-options".
 

+---

 *** New custom variable `ldap-ldapsearch-password-prompt-regexp' to
 allow overriding the regular expression that recognizes the ldapsearch
 command line's password prompt.
 
 *** New custom variable `ldap-ldapsearch-password-prompt-regexp' to
 allow overriding the regular expression that recognizes the ldapsearch
 command line's password prompt.
 

+---

 EUDC's BBDB backend now supports BBDB 3.
 
 EUDC's BBDB backend now supports BBDB 3.
 

+---

 EUDC's PH backend (eudcb-ph.el) is obsolete.
 
 ** Eshell
 EUDC's PH backend (eudcb-ph.el) is obsolete.
 
 ** Eshell


@@ -1087,12 +1115,14 @@ EUDC's PH backend (eudcb-ph.el) is obsolete.
 *** The new built-in command `clear' can scroll window contents out of sight.
 If provided with an optional non-nil argument, the scrollback contents will be cleared.
 
 *** The new built-in command `clear' can scroll window contents out of sight.
 If provided with an optional non-nil argument, the scrollback contents will be cleared.
 

++++

 *** New buffer syntax '#<buffer-name>', which is equivalent to
 '#<buffer buffer-name>'.  This shorthand makes interacting with
 buffers from eshell more convenient.  Custom variable
 `eshell-buffer-shorthand', which has been broken for a while, has been
 removed.
 
 *** New buffer syntax '#<buffer-name>', which is equivalent to
 '#<buffer buffer-name>'.  This shorthand makes interacting with
 buffers from eshell more convenient.  Custom variable
 `eshell-buffer-shorthand', which has been broken for a while, has been
 removed.
 

++++

 *** By default, eshell "visual" program buffers (created by
 `eshell-visual-commands' and similar custom vars) are no longer killed
 when their processes die.  This fixes issues with short-lived commands
 *** By default, eshell "visual" program buffers (created by
 `eshell-visual-commands' and similar custom vars) are no longer killed
 when their processes die.  This fixes issues with short-lived commands


@@ -1103,6 +1133,7 @@ make the new option `eshell-destroy-buffer-when-process-dies' non-nil.
 
 ** Browse-url
 
 
 ** Browse-url
 

+---

 *** Support for the Conkeror web browser.
 
 ---
 *** Support for the Conkeror web browser.
 
 ---


@@ -1159,11 +1190,13 @@ few or no entries have changed.
 ---
 *** gulp.el
 
 ---
 *** gulp.el
 

+---

 *** landmark.el (moved to elpa.gnu.org)
 
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 25.1
 
 *** landmark.el (moved to elpa.gnu.org)
 
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 25.1
 

+---

 ** pinentry.el allows GnuPG passphrase to be prompted through the
 minibuffer instead of a graphical dialog, depending on whether the gpg
 command is called from Emacs (i.e., INSIDE_EMACS environment variable
 ** pinentry.el allows GnuPG passphrase to be prompted through the
 minibuffer instead of a graphical dialog, depending on whether the gpg
 command is called from Emacs (i.e., INSIDE_EMACS environment variable


@@ -1172,28 +1205,35 @@ later) and Pinentry (0.9.5 or later).
 
 ** cl-generic.el provides CLOS-style multiple-dispatch generic functions.
 
 
 ** cl-generic.el provides CLOS-style multiple-dispatch generic functions.
 

+---

 ** scss-mode (a minor variant of css-mode)
 
 ** scss-mode (a minor variant of css-mode)
 

+---

 ** let-alist is a new macro (and a package) that allows one to easily
 let-bind the values stored in an alist.
 
 ** let-alist is a new macro (and a package) that allows one to easily
 let-bind the values stored in an alist.
 

+---

 ** `tildify-mode' allows to automatically insert hard spaces as one
 types the text.  Breaking line after a single-character words is
 forbidden by Czech and Polish typography (and may be discouraged in
 other languages), so `auto-tildify-mode' makes it easier to create
 a typographically-correct documents.
 
 ** `tildify-mode' allows to automatically insert hard spaces as one
 types the text.  Breaking line after a single-character words is
 forbidden by Czech and Polish typography (and may be discouraged in
 other languages), so `auto-tildify-mode' makes it easier to create
 a typographically-correct documents.
 

+---

 ** The `seq' library adds sequence manipulation functions and macros
 that complement basic functions provided by subr.el.  All functions
 are prefixed with `seq-' and work on lists, strings and vectors.
 
 ** The `seq' library adds sequence manipulation functions and macros
 that complement basic functions provided by subr.el.  All functions
 are prefixed with `seq-' and work on lists, strings and vectors.
 

+---

 ** The `map' library provides map-manipulation functions that work on
 alists, hash-table and arrays.  All functions are prefixed with
 `map-'.
 
 ** The `map' library provides map-manipulation functions that work on
 alists, hash-table and arrays.  All functions are prefixed with
 `map-'.
 

+---

 ** The `thunk' library provides functions and macros to control the
 evaluation of forms.
 
 ** The `thunk' library provides functions and macros to control the
 evaluation of forms.
 

+---

 ** js-jsx-mode (a minor variant of js-mode) provides indentation
 support for JSX, an XML-like syntax extension to ECMAScript.
 
 ** js-jsx-mode (a minor variant of js-mode) provides indentation
 support for JSX, an XML-like syntax extension to ECMAScript.
 


@@ -1206,6 +1246,7 @@ arguments.  The earlier behavior of silently supplying a nil to the
 last variable when there was an odd number of arguments has been
 eliminated.
 
 last variable when there was an odd number of arguments has been
 eliminated.
 

++++

 ** `syntax-begin-function' is declared obsolete.
 Removed font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function and the SYNTAX-BEGIN
 slot in font-lock-defaults.
 ** `syntax-begin-function' is declared obsolete.
 Removed font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function and the SYNTAX-BEGIN
 slot in font-lock-defaults.


@@ -1217,12 +1258,11 @@ file and still expect it to be run after startup should set
 `package-enable-at-startup' to t after the call to
 `package-initialize'.
 
 `package-enable-at-startup' to t after the call to
 `package-initialize'.
 

+---

 ** `:global' minor mode use `setq-default' rather than `setq'.
 This means that you can't use `make-local-variable' and expect them to
 "magically" become buffer-local.
 
 ** `:global' minor mode use `setq-default' rather than `setq'.
 This means that you can't use `make-local-variable' and expect them to
 "magically" become buffer-local.
 

-** `inhibit-point-motion-hooks' now defaults to t and is obsolete.
-

 +++
 ** `track-mouse' no longer freezes the shape of the mouse pointer.
 The `track-mouse' form no longer refrains from changing the shape of
 +++
 ** `track-mouse' no longer freezes the shape of the mouse pointer.
 The `track-mouse' form no longer refrains from changing the shape of


@@ -1237,10 +1277,12 @@ to the special value `dragging' in the body of the form.
 has any effect.  (This change was made in Emacs 24.4 but was not
 advertised at the time.)
 
 has any effect.  (This change was made in Emacs 24.4 but was not
 advertised at the time.)
 

++++

 ** `indirect-function' does not signal `void-function' any more.
 This is mostly a bug-fix, since this change was missed back in 24.4 when
 symbol-function was changed not to signal `void-function' any more.
 
 ** `indirect-function' does not signal `void-function' any more.
 This is mostly a bug-fix, since this change was missed back in 24.4 when
 symbol-function was changed not to signal `void-function' any more.
 

++++

 *** As a consequence, the second arg of `indirect-function' is now obsolete.
 
 ** Comint, term, and compile do not set the EMACS env var any more.
 *** As a consequence, the second arg of `indirect-function' is now obsolete.
 
 ** Comint, term, and compile do not set the EMACS env var any more.


@@ -1272,10 +1314,12 @@ group ID instead of `t'.
 any reference to a buffer position.  The 6th member of the mouse
 position list returned for such events is now nil.
 
 any reference to a buffer position.  The 6th member of the mouse
 position list returned for such events is now nil.
 

+---

 ** Menu items in keymaps do not support the "key shortcut cache" any more.
 These slots used to hold key-shortcut data, but have been obsolete since
 Emacs-21.
 
 ** Menu items in keymaps do not support the "key shortcut cache" any more.
 These slots used to hold key-shortcut data, but have been obsolete since
 Emacs-21.
 

+---

 ** Emacs no longer downcases the first letter of a system diagnostic
 when signaling a file error.  For example, it now reports "Permission
 denied" instead of "permission denied".  The old behavior was problematic
 ** Emacs no longer downcases the first letter of a system diagnostic
 when signaling a file error.  For example, it now reports "Permission
 denied" instead of "permission denied".  The old behavior was problematic


@@ -1321,6 +1365,7 @@ use [:multibyte:] instead.
 ** The `diff' command uses the unified format now.  To restore the old
 behavior, set `diff-switches' to `-c'.
 
 ** The `diff' command uses the unified format now.  To restore the old
 behavior, set `diff-switches' to `-c'.
 

+---

 ** `grep-template' and `grep-find-template' values don't include the
 --color argument anymore.  It's added at the <C> place holder position
 dynamically.  Any third-party code that changes these templates should
 ** `grep-template' and `grep-find-template' values don't include the
 --color argument anymore.  It's added at the <C> place holder position
 dynamically.  Any third-party code that changes these templates should


@@ -1346,6 +1391,7 @@ that happen, `unhandled-file-name-directory' now defaults to calling
 +++
 *** New vector QPattern.
 
 +++
 *** New vector QPattern.
 

+---

 ** syntax-propertize is now automatically called on-demand during forward
 parsing functions like `forward-sexp'.
 
 ** syntax-propertize is now automatically called on-demand during forward
 parsing functions like `forward-sexp'.
 


@@ -1366,10 +1412,14 @@ Replaced by properties `cursor-intangible' and `cursor-sensor-functions',
 implemented by the new `cursor-intangible-mode' and
 `cursor-sensor-mode' minor modes.
 
 implemented by the new `cursor-intangible-mode' and
 `cursor-sensor-mode' minor modes.
 

+** `inhibit-point-motion-hooks' now defaults to t and is obsolete.
+
++++

 ** New process type `pipe', which can be used in combination with the
 `:stderr' keyword of make-process to handle standard error output
 of subprocess.
 
 ** New process type `pipe', which can be used in combination with the
 `:stderr' keyword of make-process to handle standard error output
 of subprocess.
 

++++

 ** New function `make-process' provides an alternative interface to
 `start-process'.  It allows programs to set process parameters such as
 process filter, sentinel, etc., through keyword arguments (similar to
 ** New function `make-process' provides an alternative interface to
 `start-process'.  It allows programs to set process parameters such as
 process filter, sentinel, etc., through keyword arguments (similar to


@@ -1398,13 +1448,17 @@ buffers to allow certain parts of the text to be writable.
 
 ** `read-buffer' takes a new `predicate' argument.
 
 
 ** `read-buffer' takes a new `predicate' argument.
 

++++

 ** Emacs Lisp now supports generators.
 ** Emacs Lisp now supports generators.

+See the "Generators" section of the ELisp manual for the details.

 
 

-** New finalizer facility for running code when objects
-   become unreachable.
++++
+** New finalizer facility for running code when objects become unreachable.
+See the "Finalizer Type" subsection in the ELisp manual for the
+details.

 
 

-** lexical closures can use (:documentation <form>) to build their docstring.
-It should be placed right where the docstring would be, and <form> is then
+** lexical closures can use (:documentation FORM) to build their docstring.
+It should be placed right where the docstring would be, and FORM is then

 evaluated (and should return a string) when the closure is built.
 
 ** define-inline provides a new way to define inlinable functions.
 evaluated (and should return a string) when the closure is built.
 
 ** define-inline provides a new way to define inlinable functions.


@@ -1475,6 +1529,7 @@ have side effects.
 ** New macro `with-file-modes', for evaluating expressions with default file
 permissions set to temporary values (e.g., for creating private files).
 
 ** New macro `with-file-modes', for evaluating expressions with default file
 permissions set to temporary values (e.g., for creating private files).
 

++++

 ** You can access the slots of structures using `cl-struct-slot-value'.
 
 ** Function `sort' can deal with vectors.
 ** You can access the slots of structures using `cl-struct-slot-value'.
 
 ** Function `sort' can deal with vectors.


@@ -1487,6 +1542,7 @@ name.  The variable `system-name' is now obsolete.
 +++
 ** Function `write-region' no longer outputs "Wrote FILE" in batch mode.
 
 +++
 ** Function `write-region' no longer outputs "Wrote FILE" in batch mode.
 

+---

 ** If `pwd' is called with a prefix argument, insert the current default
 directory at point.
 
 ** If `pwd' is called with a prefix argument, insert the current default
 directory at point.
 


@@ -1587,11 +1643,16 @@ a directory file name.  It returns non-nil if the last character in
 the name is a directory separator character (forward slash on GNU and
 Unix systems, forward- or backslash on MS-Windows and MS-DOS).
 
 the name is a directory separator character (forward slash on GNU and
 Unix systems, forward- or backslash on MS-Windows and MS-DOS).
 

+---

 ** ASCII approximations to curved quotes are put in standard-display-table
 if the terminal cannot display curved quotes.
 
 ** ASCII approximations to curved quotes are put in standard-display-table
 if the terminal cannot display curved quotes.
 

++++

 ** Standard output and error streams now transliterate characters via
 standard-display-table, and encode output using locale-coding-system.
 ** Standard output and error streams now transliterate characters via
 standard-display-table, and encode output using locale-coding-system.

+To force a specific encoding, bind `coding-system-for-write' to the
+coding-system of your choice when invoking functions like `prin1' and
+`message'.

 
 +++
 ** New var `truncate-string-ellipsis' to choose how to indicate truncation.
 
 +++
 ** New var `truncate-string-ellipsis' to choose how to indicate truncation.


@@ -1602,6 +1663,7 @@ This is used by Google's Native Client (NaCl).
 
 ** Miscellaneous name change
 
 
 ** Miscellaneous name change
 

+---

 For consistency with the usual Emacs spelling, the Lisp variable
 `hfy-optimisations' has been renamed to `hfy-optimizations'.
 The old name should still work, as an obsolescent alias.
 For consistency with the usual Emacs spelling, the Lisp variable
 `hfy-optimisations' has been renamed to `hfy-optimizations'.
 The old name should still work, as an obsolescent alias.


@@ -1612,22 +1674,30 @@ The old name should still work, as an obsolescent alias.
 *** Emacs can now draw horizontal scroll bars on some platforms that
 provide toolkit scroll bars, namely Gtk+, Lucid, Motif and Windows.
 Horizontal scroll bars are turned off by default.
 *** Emacs can now draw horizontal scroll bars on some platforms that
 provide toolkit scroll bars, namely Gtk+, Lucid, Motif and Windows.
 Horizontal scroll bars are turned off by default.

+

 **** New function `horizontal-scroll-bars-available-p' telling whether
     horizontal scroll bars are available on the underlying system.
 **** New function `horizontal-scroll-bars-available-p' telling whether
     horizontal scroll bars are available on the underlying system.

+

 **** New mode `horizontal-scroll-bar-mode' to toggle horizontal scroll
     bars on all existing and future frames.
 **** New mode `horizontal-scroll-bar-mode' to toggle horizontal scroll
     bars on all existing and future frames.

+

 **** New function `toggle-horizontal-scroll-bar' to toggle horizontal
     scroll bars on the selected frame.
 **** New function `toggle-horizontal-scroll-bar' to toggle horizontal
     scroll bars on the selected frame.

+

 **** New frame parameters `horizontal-scroll-bars' and
     `scroll-bar-height' to set horizontal scroll bars and their height
     for individual frames and in `default-frame-alist'.
 **** New frame parameters `horizontal-scroll-bars' and
     `scroll-bar-height' to set horizontal scroll bars and their height
     for individual frames and in `default-frame-alist'.

+

 **** New functions `frame-scroll-bar-height' and
     `window-scroll-bar-height' return the height of horizontal scroll
     bars on a specific frame or window.
 **** New functions `frame-scroll-bar-height' and
     `window-scroll-bar-height' return the height of horizontal scroll
     bars on a specific frame or window.

+

 **** `set-window-scroll-bars' now accepts five parameters where the last
     two specify height and type of the window's horizontal scroll bar.
 **** `set-window-scroll-bars' now accepts five parameters where the last
     two specify height and type of the window's horizontal scroll bar.

+

 **** `window-scroll-bars' now returns type and sizes of horizontal scroll
     bars too.
 **** `window-scroll-bars' now returns type and sizes of horizontal scroll
     bars too.

+

 **** New buffer-local variables `horizontal-scroll-bar' and
     `scroll-bar-height'.
 
 **** New buffer-local variables `horizontal-scroll-bar' and
     `scroll-bar-height'.
 


@@ -1694,6 +1764,7 @@ Those features have been deprecated in Gtk+ for a long time.
 
 ** Etags
 
 
 ** Etags
 

++++

 *** etags no longer qualifies class members by default.
 
 By default, `etags' will not qualify class members for C-like
 *** etags no longer qualifies class members by default.
 
 By default, `etags' will not qualify class members for C-like


@@ -1709,11 +1780,13 @@ using -Q might make some class members become "unknown" to `M-.'
 (`xref-find-definitions'); if so, you can use `C-u M-.' to specify the
 qualified names by hand.
 
 (`xref-find-definitions'); if so, you can use `C-u M-.' to specify the
 qualified names by hand.
 

++++

 *** New language Ruby
 
 Names of modules, classes, methods, and functions are tagged.
 Overloaded operators are also tagged.
 
 *** New language Ruby
 
 Names of modules, classes, methods, and functions are tagged.
 Overloaded operators are also tagged.
 

++++

 *** Improved support for Lua
 
 Etags now tags functions even if the "function" keyword follows some
 *** Improved support for Lua
 
 Etags now tags functions even if the "function" keyword follows some


@@ -1737,6 +1810,7 @@ of Windows starting with Windows 9X.
 +++
 ** Emacs running on MS-Windows now supports the daemon mode.
 
 +++
 ** Emacs running on MS-Windows now supports the daemon mode.
 

+---

 ** The byte counts in etags-generated TAGS files are now the same on
 MS-Windows as they are on other platforms.
 
 ** The byte counts in etags-generated TAGS files are now the same on
 MS-Windows as they are on other platforms.
 


@@ -1744,8 +1818,10 @@ MS-Windows as they are on other platforms.
 ** On OS X, configure creates a Cocoa ("Nextstep") build by default.
 Pass '--without-ns' to configure to create an X11 build, the old default.
 
 ** On OS X, configure creates a Cocoa ("Nextstep") build by default.
 Pass '--without-ns' to configure to create an X11 build, the old default.
 

+---

 ** OS X 10.5 or older is no longer supported.
 
 ** OS X 10.5 or older is no longer supported.
 

+---

 ** OS X on PowerPC is no longer supported.
 
 ---
 ** OS X on PowerPC is no longer supported.
 
 ---