# HG changeset patch
# User Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
# Date 1025276228 0
# Node ID fb621b18f76e0406b2f20b92bcd34010c066fb24
# Parent  551bc05a51c3dd21cd1ee0e4f2a6a87809009615
(define-derived-mode): Preserve `mode-class' rather than `special' property.
(derived-mode-class): Make it obsolete.

diff -r 551bc05a51c3 -r fb621b18f76e lisp/derived.el
--- a/lisp/derived.el	Fri Jun 28 12:39:46 2002 +0000
+++ b/lisp/derived.el	Fri Jun 28 14:57:08 2002 +0000
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@
 					; Identify special modes.
 	  ,(when parent
 	     `(progn
-		(if (get (quote ,parent) 'special)
-		    (put (quote ,child) 'special t))
+		(if (get (quote ,parent) 'mode-class)
+		    (put (quote ,child) 'mode-class
+			 (get (quote ,parent) 'mode-class)))
 					; Set up maps and tables.
 		(unless (keymap-parent ,map)
 		  (set-keymap-parent ,map (current-local-map)))
@@ -209,11 +210,12 @@
   "Find the class of a major MODE.
 A mode's class is the first ancestor which is NOT a derived mode.
 Use the `derived-mode-parent' property of the symbol to trace backwards.
-Since major-modes might derive from each other and from `fundamental-mode',
-this function is not very useful.  Use `derived-mode-p' instead."
+Since major-modes might all derive from `fundamental-mode', this function
+is not very useful."
   (while (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)
     (setq mode (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)))
   mode)
+(make-obsolete 'derived-mode-class 'derived-mode-p "21.4")
 
 
 ;;; PRIVATE