> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca>
> From: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdeg...@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:35:41 +0200
>
> `describe-function` sometimes gives incorrect information about when certain
> functions were first introduced. NEWS.unknown can be used to fix some
> problems but it only works in one direction and is unable to help when a
> function name appears too early.
>
> A robust solution would be to make NEWS* use a mark-up like
> @function{some-name} instead of just 'some-name' but meanwhile, here is a
> simple patch that replaces NEWS.unknown with a more structured file. This
> fixes the case for `always`.
Thanks, I think I'm okay with this approach.
Should we perhaps mention this in some admin/notes/ files, like
perhaps the procedure described in make-tarball.txt?
Stefan, any comments?
