* doc/misc/eieio.texi: Don't advertize now obsolete constructs

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@@ -40,9 +40,16 @@ or by sticking with Emacs 24.4.
 If gnustep-config is not available, the old heuristics are used.
 
 ---
 If gnustep-config is not available, the old heuristics are used.
 
 ---

-** The configure option `--with-pkg-config-prog' has been removed.
+** The configure option '--with-pkg-config-prog' has been removed.

 Use './configure PKG_CONFIG=/full/name/of/pkg-config' if you need to.
 
 Use './configure PKG_CONFIG=/full/name/of/pkg-config' if you need to.
 

+---
+** The configure option '--with-mmdf' has been removed.
+It was no longer useful, as it relied on libraries that are no longer
+supported, and its presence led to confusion during configuration.
+This affects only the 'movemail' utility; Emacs itself can still
+process MMDF-format files as before.
+

 ** The configure option '--enable-silent-rules' is now the default,
 and silent rules are now quieter.  To get the old behavior where
 'make' chatters a lot, configure with '--disable-silent-rules' or
 ** The configure option '--enable-silent-rules' is now the default,
 and silent rules are now quieter.  To get the old behavior where
 'make' chatters a lot, configure with '--disable-silent-rules' or


@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ build with 'make V=1'.
 group instead of a user if its argument is prefixed by ':' (a colon).
 This will cause the game score files in ${localstatedir}/games/emacs
 to be owned by that group, and the helper program for updating them to
 group instead of a user if its argument is prefixed by ':' (a colon).
 This will cause the game score files in ${localstatedir}/games/emacs
 to be owned by that group, and the helper program for updating them to

-be installed setgid.
+be installed setgid.  The option now defaults to the 'games' group.

 
 ---
 ** The `grep-changelog' script (and its manual page) are no longer included.
 
 ---
 ** The `grep-changelog' script (and its manual page) are no longer included.


@@ -66,9 +73,7 @@ so if you want to use it, you can always take a copy from an older Emacs.
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 25.1
 
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 25.1
 

-** `package-install-from-buffer' and `package-install-file' work on directories.
-This follows the same rules as installing from a .tar file, except the
--pkg file is optional.
+** New command `comment-line' bound to `C-x C-;'.

 
 ** New function `custom-prompt-customize-unsaved-options' checks for
 unsaved customizations and prompts user to customize (if found).
 
 ** New function `custom-prompt-customize-unsaved-options' checks for
 unsaved customizations and prompts user to customize (if found).


@@ -175,9 +180,30 @@ possible inaccuracies in the end position.
 In particular, it now returns the average width of the font's
 characters, which can be used for geometry-related calculations.
 
 In particular, it now returns the average width of the font's
 characters, which can be used for geometry-related calculations.
 

+** A new function `default-font-width' returns the average width of a
+character in the current buffer's default font.  If the default face
+is remapped (see `face-remapping-alist'), the value for the remapped
+face is returned.  This function complements the existing function
+`default-font-height'.
+
+** New functions `window-font-height' and `window-font-width' return
+the height and average width of characters in a specified face and
+window.  If FACE is remapped (see `face-remapping-alist'), the
+function returns the information for the remapped face.
+
+** A new function `window-max-chars-per-line' returns the maximal
+number of characters that can be displayed on one line.  If a face
+and/or window are provided, these values are used for the
+calculation.  This function is different from `window-body-width' in
+that it accounts for (i) continuation glyphs, (ii) the size of the
+font, and (iii) the specified window.
+

 \f
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 25.1
 
 \f
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 25.1
 

+** Successive single-char deletions are collapsed in the undo-log just like
+successive char insertions.
+

 ** Unicode names entered via C-x 8 RET now use substring completion by default.
 
 ** New minor mode global-eldoc-mode is enabled by default.
 ** Unicode names entered via C-x 8 RET now use substring completion by default.
 
 ** New minor mode global-eldoc-mode is enabled by default.


@@ -199,8 +225,41 @@ Unicode standards.
 
 ** You can access `mouse-buffer-menu' (C-down-mouse-1) using C-f10.
 
 
 ** You can access `mouse-buffer-menu' (C-down-mouse-1) using C-f10.
 

++++
+** New buffer-local `electric-pair-local-mode'.
+

 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 25.1
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 25.1

+** In xterms, killing text now also sets the CLIPBOARD/PRIMARY selection
+in the surrounding GUI (using the OSC-52 escape sequence).
+
+** xterm-mouse-mode now supports mouse-tracking (if your xterm supports it).
+
+** package.el
+*** Most functions which involve downloading information now take an
+ASYNC argument.  If it is non-nil, package.el performs the download(s)
+asynchronously.
+
+*** New variable `package-menu-async' controls whether the
+package-menu uses asynchronous downloads.
+
+*** `package-install-from-buffer' and `package-install-file' work on directories.
+This follows the same rules as installing from a .tar file, except the
+-pkg file is optional.
+
+*** Packages which are dependencies of other packages cannot be deleted.
+The FORCE argument to `package-delete' overrides this.
+
+*** New custom variable `package-selected-packages' tracks packages
+which were installed by the user (as opposed to installed as
+dependencies). This variable can also be manually customized.
+
+*** New command `package-install-user-selected-packages' installs all
+packages from `package-selected-packages' which are currently missing.
+
+*** New command `package-autoremove' removes all packages which were
+installed strictly as dependencies but are no longer needed.
+

 ** Shell
 
 When you invoke `shell' interactively, the *shell* buffer will now
 ** Shell
 
 When you invoke `shell' interactively, the *shell* buffer will now


@@ -212,13 +271,20 @@ the old behavior -- *shell* buffer displays in current window -- use
 
 
 ** EIEIO
 
 
 ** EIEIO

++++

 *** The `:protection' slot option is not obeyed any more.
 *** The `:protection' slot option is not obeyed any more.

++++

 *** The `newname' argument to constructors is optional&deprecated.
 If you need your objects to be named, do it by inheriting from `eieio-named'.
 *** The `newname' argument to constructors is optional&deprecated.
 If you need your objects to be named, do it by inheriting from `eieio-named'.

++++

 *** The <class>-list-p and <class>-child-p functions are declared obsolete.
 *** The <class>-list-p and <class>-child-p functions are declared obsolete.

++++

 *** The <class> variables are declared obsolete.
 *** The <class> variables are declared obsolete.

++++

 *** The <initarg> variables are declared obsolete.
 *** defgeneric and defmethod are declared obsolete.
 *** The <initarg> variables are declared obsolete.
 *** defgeneric and defmethod are declared obsolete.

++++
+*** `constructor' is now an obsolete alias for `make-instance'.

 
 ** ido
 *** New command `ido-bury-buffer-at-head' bound to C-S-b
 
 ** ido
 *** New command `ido-bury-buffer-at-head' bound to C-S-b


@@ -259,6 +325,14 @@ useful when, for example, one needs to distinguish various spaces (e.g. ] [,
 
 ** eww
 
 
 ** eww
 

+---
+*** HTML can now be rendered using variable-width fonts.
+
++++
+*** A new command `F' (`eww-toggle-fonts') can be used to toggle
+whether to use variable-pitch fonts or not.  The user can also
+customize the `shr-use-fonts' variable.
+

 +++
 *** A new command `R' (`eww-readable') will try do identify the main
 textual parts of a web page and display only that, leaving menus and
 +++
 *** A new command `R' (`eww-readable') will try do identify the main
 textual parts of a web page and display only that, leaving menus and


@@ -303,7 +377,7 @@ invalid certificates are marked in red.
 transformed into multipart/related messages before sending.
 
 ** pcase
 transformed into multipart/related messages before sending.
 
 ** pcase

-*** New UPatterns `quote' and `app'.
+*** New UPatterns `quote', `app', `cl-struct', and `eieio'.

 *** New UPatterns can be defined with `pcase-defmacro'.
 +++
 *** New vector QPattern.
 *** New UPatterns can be defined with `pcase-defmacro'.
 +++
 *** New vector QPattern.


@@ -364,6 +438,8 @@ The remainder were:
 
 ** New ERT function `ert-summarize-tests-batch-and-exit'.
 
 
 ** New ERT function `ert-summarize-tests-batch-and-exit'.
 

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

 ---
 ** `Info-fontify-maximum-menu-size' can be t for no limit.
 
 ---
 ** `Info-fontify-maximum-menu-size' can be t for no limit.
 


@@ -442,6 +518,8 @@ allows to customize this.
 *** Two new faces `compare-windows-removed' and `compare-windows-added'
 replace the obsolete face `compare-windows'.
 
 *** Two new faces `compare-windows-removed' and `compare-windows-added'
 replace the obsolete face `compare-windows'.
 

+** VHDL mode supports VHDL'08.
+

 ** Calculator: decimal display mode uses "," groups, so it's more
 fitting for use in money calculations; factorial works with
 non-integer inputs.
 ** Calculator: decimal display mode uses "," groups, so it's more
 fitting for use in money calculations; factorial works with
 non-integer inputs.


@@ -527,10 +605,24 @@ to avoid interfering with the kill ring.
 allow overriding the regular expression that recognizes the ldapsearch
 command line's password prompt.
 
 allow overriding the regular expression that recognizes the ldapsearch
 command line's password prompt.
 

+** Eshell
+
+*** The new built-in command `clear' can scroll window contents out of sight.
+
+** Browse-url
+
+*** Support for the Conkeror web browser.
+
+---
+*** Support for several ancient browsers is now officially obsolete.
+

 +++
 ** tar-mode: new `tar-new-entry' command, allowing for new members to
 be added to the archive.
 
 +++
 ** tar-mode: new `tar-new-entry' command, allowing for new members to
 be added to the archive.
 

+** Autorevert: dired buffers are also auto-reverted via file
+notifications, if Emacs is compiled with file notification support.
+

 ** Obsolete packages
 
 ---
 ** Obsolete packages
 
 ---


@@ -554,6 +646,13 @@ a typographically-correct documents.
 \f
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 25.1
 
 \f
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 25.1
 

+** Comint, term, and compile do not set the EMACS env var any more.
+Use the INSIDE_EMACS environment variable instead.
+
+** `save-excursion' does not save&restore the mark any more.
+
+** read-buffer-function can now be called with a 4th argument (`predicate').
+

 ** completion-table-dynamic stays in the minibuffer.
 If you want the old behavior of calling the function in the buffer
 from which the minibuffer was entered, call it with the new argument
 ** completion-table-dynamic stays in the minibuffer.
 If you want the old behavior of calling the function in the buffer
 from which the minibuffer was entered, call it with the new argument


@@ -568,6 +667,9 @@ active region handling.
 
 ** `cl-the' now asserts that its argument is of the given type.
 
 
 ** `cl-the' now asserts that its argument is of the given type.
 

+** `process-running-child-p` may now return a numeric process
+group ID instead of `t'.
+

 +++
 ** Mouse click events on mode line or header line no longer include
 any reference to a buffer position.  The 6th member of the mouse
 +++
 ** Mouse click events on mode line or header line no longer include
 any reference to a buffer position.  The 6th member of the mouse


@@ -582,9 +684,35 @@ when signaling a file error.  For example, it now reports "Permission
 denied" instead of "permission denied".  The old behavior was problematic
 in languages like German where downcasing rules depend on grammar.
 
 denied" instead of "permission denied".  The old behavior was problematic
 in languages like German where downcasing rules depend on grammar.
 

++++
+** The character classes [:alpha:] and [:alnum:] in regular expressions
+now match multibyte characters using Unicode character properties.
+If you want the old behavior where they matched any character with
+word syntax, use `\sw' instead.
+

 \f
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 25.1
 
 \f
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 25.1
 

+** 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
+`make-network-process').
+
+** `read-buffer' takes a new `predicate' argument.
+
+** Emacs Lisp now supports generators.
+
+** New finalizer facility for running code when objects
+   become unreachable.
+
+** 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.
 
 ** New function macroexpand-1 to perform a single step of macroexpansion.
 ** define-inline provides a new way to define inlinable functions.
 
 ** New function macroexpand-1 to perform a single step of macroexpansion.


@@ -661,6 +789,12 @@ integers.
 ** New function `set-binary-mode' allows to switch a standard stream
 of the Emacs process to binary I/O mode.
 
 ** New function `set-binary-mode' allows to switch a standard stream
 of the Emacs process to binary I/O mode.
 

+** 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.
+

 \f
 * Changes in Frames and Windows Code in Emacs 25.1
 
 \f
 * Changes in Frames and Windows Code in Emacs 25.1
 


@@ -722,6 +856,9 @@ Those features have been deprecated in Gtk+ for a long time.
 or Windows Server 2003.  The built binaries still run on all versions
 of Windows starting with Windows 9X.
 
 or Windows Server 2003.  The built binaries still run on all versions
 of Windows starting with Windows 9X.
 

++++
+** Emacs running on MS-Windows now supports the daemon mode.
+

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