Re: master 1b0a922 1/2: Make M-x show obsolete commands (Bug#43300)

[Stefan Kangas]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> I think this doesn't push users away from obsolete commands
> strongly enough.  If removing them from the list of completions is not
> an option any more, then maybe we could/should force a kind of
> "confirmation".  e.g. `M-x <obsolete-command> RET` would emit a short
> "Really call obsolete `obsolete-command`?" and wait for an extra RET
> before going ahead.

I think your proposal sounds good, and I have no objection.

But do we really need to be that forceful about pushing users away from
obsolete commands?  I had hoped that a gentle nudge in the right
direction would be enough, especially given the long time that will pass
before a command is finally removed.