Move define-obsolete-variable-alias before the var's definition.

* lisp/vc/log-edit.el (vc-comment-ring, vc-comment-ring-index):
* lisp/tooltip.el (tooltip-hook):
* lisp/textmodes/reftex-toc.el (reftex-toc-map):
* lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el (reftex-select-label-map)
(reftex-select-bib-map):
* lisp/textmodes/reftex-index.el (reftex-index-map)
(reftex-index-phrases-map):
* lisp/speedbar.el (speedbar-syntax-table, speedbar-key-map):
* lisp/progmodes/meta-mode.el (meta-mode-map):
* lisp/novice.el (disabled-command-hook):
* lisp/loadhist.el (unload-hook-features-list):
* lisp/frame.el (blink-cursor):
* lisp/files.el (find-file-not-found-hooks, write-file-hooks)
(write-contents-hooks):
* lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el (GOLD-map):
* lisp/emacs-lock.el (emacs-lock-from-exiting):
* lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el (generic-font-lock-defaults):
* lisp/emacs-lisp/chart.el (chart-map):
* lisp/dos-fns.el (register-name-alist):
* lisp/dired-x.el (dired-omit-files-p):
* lisp/desktop.el (desktop-enable):
* lisp/cus-edit.el (custom-mode-hook):
* lisp/buff-menu.el (buffer-menu-mode-hook):
* lisp/bookmark.el (bookmark-read-annotation-text-func)
(bookmark-exit-hooks):
* lisp/allout.el (allout-mode-deactivate-hook)
(allout-exposure-change-hook, allout-structure-added-hook)
(allout-structure-deleted-hook, allout-structure-shifted-hook):
* lisp/dirtrack.el (dirtrack-toggle, dirtrackp, dirtrack-debug-toggle)
(dirtrack-debug): Move call to define-obsolete-variable-alias so it
comes before the corresponding variable's definition.

24 files changed, 103 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 26c4a492fb..c12bf63824 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+2012-05-13  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	Move define-obsolete-variable-alias before the var's definition.
+	* vc/log-edit.el (vc-comment-ring, vc-comment-ring-index):
+	* tooltip.el (tooltip-hook):
+	* textmodes/reftex-toc.el (reftex-toc-map):
+	* textmodes/reftex-sel.el (reftex-select-label-map)
+	(reftex-select-bib-map):
+	* textmodes/reftex-index.el (reftex-index-map)
+	(reftex-index-phrases-map):
+	* speedbar.el (speedbar-syntax-table, speedbar-key-map):
+	* progmodes/meta-mode.el (meta-mode-map):
+	* novice.el (disabled-command-hook):
+	* loadhist.el (unload-hook-features-list):
+	* frame.el (blink-cursor):
+	* files.el (find-file-not-found-hooks, write-file-hooks)
+	(write-contents-hooks):
+	* emulation/tpu-edt.el (GOLD-map):
+	* emacs-lock.el (emacs-lock-from-exiting):
+	* emacs-lisp/generic.el (generic-font-lock-defaults):
+	* emacs-lisp/chart.el (chart-map):
+	* dos-fns.el (register-name-alist):
+	* dired-x.el (dired-omit-files-p):
+	* desktop.el (desktop-enable):
+	* cus-edit.el (custom-mode-hook):
+	* buff-menu.el (buffer-menu-mode-hook):
+	* bookmark.el (bookmark-read-annotation-text-func)
+	(bookmark-exit-hooks):
+	* allout.el (allout-mode-deactivate-hook)
+	(allout-exposure-change-hook, allout-structure-added-hook)
+	(allout-structure-deleted-hook, allout-structure-shifted-hook):
+	* dirtrack.el (dirtrack-toggle, dirtrackp, dirtrack-debug-toggle)
+	(dirtrack-debug): Move call to define-obsolete-variable-alias so it
+	comes before the corresponding variable's definition.
+
 2012-05-12  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
 	* buff-menu.el (Buffer-menu-buffer+size-width): Doc fix (Bug#11454).
diff --git a/lisp/allout.el b/lisp/allout.el
index 6e54471624..7077af55e6 100644
--- a/lisp/allout.el
+++ b/lisp/allout.el
@@ -1405,15 +1405,17 @@ their settings before allout-mode was started."
 (defvar allout-mode-hook nil
   "Hook run when allout mode starts.")
 ;;;_   = allout-mode-deactivate-hook
-(defvar allout-mode-deactivate-hook nil
-  "Hook run when allout mode ends.")
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-mode-deactivate-hook
   'allout-mode-off-hook "24.1")
+(defvar allout-mode-deactivate-hook nil
+  "Hook run when allout mode ends.")
 ;;;_   = allout-exposure-category
 (defvar allout-exposure-category nil
   "Symbol for use as allout invisible-text overlay category.")
 
 ;;;_   = allout-exposure-change-functions
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-exposure-change-hook
+  'allout-exposure-change-functions "24.2")
 (defcustom allout-exposure-change-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after allout outline subtree exposure changes.
 It is run at the conclusion of `allout-flag-region'.
@@ -1429,10 +1431,9 @@ This hook might be invoked multiple times by a single command."
   :group 'allout
   :version "24.2")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-exposure-change-hook
-  'allout-exposure-change-functions "24.2")
-
 ;;;_   = allout-structure-added-functions
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-added-hook
+  'allout-structure-added-functions "24.2")
 (defcustom allout-structure-added-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after adding items to an Allout outline.
 Functions on the hook should take two arguments:
@@ -1445,10 +1446,9 @@ This hook might be invoked multiple times by a single command."
   :group 'allout
   :version "24.2")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-added-hook
-  'allout-structure-added-functions "24.2")
-
 ;;;_   = allout-structure-deleted-functions
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-deleted-hook
+  'allout-structure-deleted-functions "24.2")
 (defcustom allout-structure-deleted-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after deleting subtrees from an Allout outline.
 Functions on the hook must take two arguments:
@@ -1464,10 +1464,9 @@ This hook might be invoked multiple times by a single command."
   :group 'allout
   :version "24.2")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-deleted-hook
-  'allout-structure-deleted-functions "24.2")
-
 ;;;_   = allout-structure-shifted-functions
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-shifted-hook
+  'allout-structure-shifted-functions "24.2")
 (defcustom allout-structure-shifted-functions nil
   "Abnormal hook run after shifting items in an Allout outline.
 Functions on the hook should take two arguments:
@@ -1483,9 +1482,6 @@ This hook might be invoked multiple times by a single command."
   :group 'allout
   :version "24.2")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'allout-structure-shifted-hook
-  'allout-structure-shifted-functions "24.2")
-
 ;;;_   = allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook
 (defcustom allout-after-copy-or-kill-hook nil
   "Normal hook run after copying outline text.."
diff --git a/lisp/bookmark.el b/lisp/bookmark.el
index 33b91fd7db..f7266dc225 100644
--- a/lisp/bookmark.el
+++ b/lisp/bookmark.el
@@ -828,11 +828,11 @@ annotations."
 	  "#  Date:    " (current-time-string) "\n"))
 
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'bookmark-read-annotation-text-func
+  'bookmark-edit-annotation-text-func "23.1")
 (defvar bookmark-edit-annotation-text-func 'bookmark-default-annotation-text
   "Function to return default text to use for a bookmark annotation.
 It takes one argument, the name of the bookmark, as a string.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'bookmark-read-annotation-text-func
-  'bookmark-edit-annotation-text-func "23.1")
 
 (defvar bookmark-edit-annotation-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
@@ -2164,11 +2164,11 @@ strings returned are not."
   "Hook run at the end of loading library `bookmark.el'.")
 
 ;; Exit Hook, called from kill-emacs-hook
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'bookmark-exit-hooks
+  'bookmark-exit-hook "22.1")
 (defvar bookmark-exit-hook nil
   "Hook run when Emacs exits.")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'bookmark-exit-hooks 'bookmark-exit-hook "22.1")
-
 (defun bookmark-exit-hook-internal ()
   "Save bookmark state, if necessary, at Emacs exit time.
 This also runs `bookmark-exit-hook'."
diff --git a/lisp/buff-menu.el b/lisp/buff-menu.el
index 0ecbba0925..f501583b9b 100644
--- a/lisp/buff-menu.el
+++ b/lisp/buff-menu.el
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ commands.")
     map)
   "Local keymap for `Buffer-menu-mode' buffers.")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'buffer-menu-mode-hook
+  'Buffer-menu-mode-hook "23.1")
+
 (define-derived-mode Buffer-menu-mode tabulated-list-mode "Buffer Menu"
   "Major mode for Buffer Menu buffers.
 The Buffer Menu is invoked by the commands \\[list-buffers], \\[buffer-menu], and
@@ -207,9 +210,6 @@ The Buffer Menu is invoked by the commands \\[list-buffers], \\[buffer-menu], an
        (lambda (&optional _noconfirm) 'fast))
   (add-hook 'tabulated-list-revert-hook 'list-buffers--refresh nil t))
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'buffer-menu-mode-hook
-  'Buffer-menu-mode-hook "23.1")
-
 (defun buffer-menu (&optional arg)
   "Switch to the Buffer Menu.
 By default, all buffers are listed except those whose names start
diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 52308319f1..e946279ee5 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -4825,6 +4825,7 @@ If several parents are listed, go to the first of them."
     (set (make-local-variable 'widget-link-suffix) ""))
   (setq show-trailing-whitespace nil))
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'custom-mode-hook 'Custom-mode-hook "23.1")
 (define-derived-mode Custom-mode nil "Custom"
   "Major mode for editing customization buffers.
 
@@ -4873,7 +4874,6 @@ if that value is non-nil."
   (Custom-mode))
 (make-obsolete 'custom-mode 'Custom-mode "23.1")
 (put 'custom-mode 'mode-class 'special)
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'custom-mode-hook 'Custom-mode-hook "23.1")
 
 (add-to-list 'debug-ignored-errors "^Invalid face:? ")
 
diff --git a/lisp/desktop.el b/lisp/desktop.el
index 674ce72dba..f7a33f2b05 100644
--- a/lisp/desktop.el
+++ b/lisp/desktop.el
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ backward compatibility.")
   "Save status of Emacs when you exit."
   :group 'frames)
 
+;; Maintained for backward compatibility
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'desktop-enable 'desktop-save-mode "22.1")
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode desktop-save-mode
   "Toggle desktop saving (Desktop Save mode).
@@ -158,10 +160,6 @@ one session to another.  See variable `desktop-save' and function
   :global t
   :group 'desktop)
 
-;; Maintained for backward compatibility
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'desktop-enable
-                                'desktop-save-mode "22.1")
-
 (defun desktop-save-mode-off ()
   "Disable `desktop-save-mode'.  Provided for use in hooks."
   (desktop-save-mode 0))
diff --git a/lisp/dired-x.el b/lisp/dired-x.el
index b45a340706..1012deccd3 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-x.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-x.el
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ If nil, there is no maximum size."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "no maximum" nil) integer)
   :group 'dired-x)
 
+;; For backward compatibility
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dired-omit-files-p 'dired-omit-mode "22.1")
 (define-minor-mode dired-omit-mode
   "Toggle omission of uninteresting files in Dired (Dired-Omit mode).
 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Dired-Omit mode if ARG is
@@ -157,9 +159,6 @@ See Info node `(dired-x) Omitting Variables' for more information."
 
 (put 'dired-omit-mode 'safe-local-variable 'booleanp)
 
-;; For backward compatibility
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dired-omit-files-p 'dired-omit-mode "22.1")
-
 (defcustom dired-omit-files "^\\.?#\\|^\\.$\\|^\\.\\.$"
   "Filenames matching this regexp will not be displayed.
 This only has effect when `dired-omit-mode' is t.  See interactive function
diff --git a/lisp/dirtrack.el b/lisp/dirtrack.el
index 4f6236b240..5e82503274 100644
--- a/lisp/dirtrack.el
+++ b/lisp/dirtrack.el
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ and ends with a forward slash."
     dir))
 
 
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'dirtrack-toggle 'dirtrack-mode "23.1")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dirtrackp 'dirtrack-mode "23.1")
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode dirtrack-mode
   "Toggle directory tracking in shell buffers (Dirtrack mode).
@@ -198,10 +200,10 @@ directory."
       (add-hook 'comint-preoutput-filter-functions 'dirtrack nil t)
     (remove-hook 'comint-preoutput-filter-functions 'dirtrack t)))
 
-(define-obsolete-function-alias 'dirtrack-toggle 'dirtrack-mode "23.1")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dirtrackp 'dirtrack-mode "23.1")
-
 
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'dirtrack-debug-toggle 'dirtrack-debug-mode
+  "23.1")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dirtrack-debug 'dirtrack-debug-mode "23.1")
 (define-minor-mode dirtrack-debug-mode
   "Toggle Dirtrack debugging.
 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Dirtrack debugging if ARG is
@@ -211,11 +213,6 @@ the mode if ARG is omitted or nil."
   (if dirtrack-debug-mode
       (display-buffer (get-buffer-create dirtrack-debug-buffer))))
 
-(define-obsolete-function-alias 'dirtrack-debug-toggle 'dirtrack-debug-mode
-  "23.1")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'dirtrack-debug 'dirtrack-debug-mode "23.1")
-
-
 (defun dirtrack-debug-message (msg1 msg2)
   "Insert strings at the end of `dirtrack-debug-buffer'."
   (when dirtrack-debug-mode
diff --git a/lisp/dos-fns.el b/lisp/dos-fns.el
index 074fd642d6..c317bf84db 100644
--- a/lisp/dos-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/dos-fns.el
@@ -233,15 +233,15 @@ returned unaltered."
 
 (add-hook 'before-init-hook 'dos-reevaluate-defcustoms)
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'register-name-alist 'dos-register-name-alist "24.1")
+
 (defvar dos-register-name-alist
   '((ax . 0) (bx . 1) (cx . 2) (dx . 3) (si . 4) (di . 5)
     (cflag . 6) (flags . 7)
     (al . (0 . 0)) (bl . (1 . 0)) (cl . (2 . 0)) (dl . (3 . 0))
     (ah . (0 . 1)) (bh . (1 . 1)) (ch . (2 . 1)) (dh . (3 . 1))))
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'register-name-alist 'dos-register-name-alist "24.1")
-
 (defun dos-make-register ()
   (make-vector 8 0))
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/chart.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/chart.el
index 2e3abb2e9d..74087014d6 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/chart.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/chart.el
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 (require 'eieio)
 
 ;;; Code:
-(defvar chart-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap) "Keymap used in chart mode.")
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias 'chart-map 'chart-mode-map "24.1")
+(defvar chart-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap) "Keymap used in chart mode.")
 
 (defvar chart-local-object nil
   "Local variable containing the locally displayed chart object.")
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
index 6667a10186..b9db092faf 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@
 ;; Internal Variables
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'generic-font-lock-defaults
+  'generic-font-lock-keywords "22.1")
 (defvar generic-font-lock-keywords nil
   "Keywords for `font-lock-defaults' in a generic mode.")
 (make-variable-buffer-local 'generic-font-lock-keywords)
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'generic-font-lock-defaults 'generic-font-lock-keywords "22.1")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defvar generic-mode-list nil
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lock.el b/lisp/emacs-lock.el
index f5954564a2..6d91238f2b 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lock.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lock.el
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ Return a value appropriate for `kill-buffer-query-functions' (which see)."
                ;; anything else (turn off)
                mode))))
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'emacs-lock-from-exiting
+  'emacs-lock-mode "24.1")
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode emacs-lock-mode
   "Toggle Emacs Lock mode in the current buffer.
@@ -245,8 +247,6 @@ Other values are interpreted as usual."
 
 ;;; Compatibility
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'emacs-lock-from-exiting 'emacs-lock-mode "24.1")
-
 (defun toggle-emacs-lock ()
   "Toggle `emacs-lock-from-exiting' for the current buffer."
   (interactive)
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el b/lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el
index eaf88ccdf8..b8d07e8b74 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ Otherwise, use `spell-region'."
 ;;;  Global Keymaps
 ;;;
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'GOLD-map 'tpu-gold-map "23.1")
 (defvar tpu-gold-map
   (let ((map (make-keymap)))
     ;; Previously we used escape sequences here.  We now instead presume
@@ -494,7 +495,6 @@ Otherwise, use `spell-region'."
     map)
   "Maps the function keys on the VT100 keyboard preceded by PF1.
 GOLD is the ASCII 7-bit escape sequence <ESC>OP.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'GOLD-map 'tpu-gold-map "23.1")
 
 (defvar tpu-global-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 2870fedf96..6691b36229 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ location of point in the current buffer."
 
 ;;;It is not useful to make this a local variable.
 ;;;(put 'find-file-not-found-hooks 'permanent-local t)
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'find-file-not-found-hooks
+    'find-file-not-found-functions "22.1")
 (defvar find-file-not-found-functions nil
   "List of functions to be called for `find-file' on nonexistent file.
 These functions are called as soon as the error is detected.
 Variable `buffer-file-name' is already set up.
 The functions are called in the order given until one of them returns non-nil.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'find-file-not-found-hooks
-    'find-file-not-found-functions "22.1")
 
 ;;;It is not useful to make this a local variable.
 ;;;(put 'find-file-hooks 'permanent-local t)
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ functions are called."
   :options '(auto-insert)
   :version "22.1")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'write-file-hooks 'write-file-functions "22.1")
 (defvar write-file-functions nil
   "List of functions to be called before writing out a buffer to a file.
 If one of them returns non-nil, the file is considered already written
@@ -451,13 +452,14 @@ coding system and setting mode bits.  (See Info
 node `(elisp)Saving Buffers'.)  To perform various checks or
 updates before the buffer is saved, use `before-save-hook'.")
 (put 'write-file-functions 'permanent-local t)
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'write-file-hooks 'write-file-functions "22.1")
 
 (defvar local-write-file-hooks nil)
 (make-variable-buffer-local 'local-write-file-hooks)
 (put 'local-write-file-hooks 'permanent-local t)
 (make-obsolete-variable 'local-write-file-hooks 'write-file-functions "22.1")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'write-contents-hooks
+    'write-contents-functions "22.1")
 (defvar write-contents-functions nil
   "List of functions to be called before writing out a buffer to a file.
 If one of them returns non-nil, the file is considered already written
@@ -475,8 +477,6 @@ For hooks that _do_ pertain to the particular visited file, use
 To perform various checks or updates before the buffer is saved,
 use `before-save-hook'.")
 (make-variable-buffer-local 'write-contents-functions)
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'write-contents-hooks
-    'write-contents-functions "22.1")
 
 (defcustom enable-local-variables t
   "Control use of local variables in files you visit.
diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el
index 1ee9d966ef..5e380cd8fc 100644
--- a/lisp/frame.el
+++ b/lisp/frame.el
@@ -1612,6 +1612,8 @@ itself as a pre-command hook."
     (cancel-timer blink-cursor-timer)
     (setq blink-cursor-timer nil)))
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'blink-cursor 'blink-cursor-mode "22.1")
+
 (define-minor-mode blink-cursor-mode
   "Toggle cursor blinking (Blink Cursor mode).
 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Blink Cursor mode if ARG is
@@ -1638,8 +1640,6 @@ terminals, cursor blinking is controlled by the terminal."
                                blink-cursor-delay
                                'blink-cursor-start))))
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'blink-cursor 'blink-cursor-mode "22.1")
-
 
 ;;;; Key bindings
 
@@ -1652,7 +1652,8 @@ terminals, cursor blinking is controlled by the terminal."
 ;; Misc.
 
 ;; Only marked as obsolete in 24.2.
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'automatic-hscrolling 'auto-hscroll-mode "22.1")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'automatic-hscrolling
+  'auto-hscroll-mode "22.1")
 
 (make-variable-buffer-local 'show-trailing-whitespace)
 
diff --git a/lisp/loadhist.el b/lisp/loadhist.el
index d747eb13b7..d5099340a1 100644
--- a/lisp/loadhist.el
+++ b/lisp/loadhist.el
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ These are symbols with hooklike values whose names don't end in
 `-hook' or `-hooks', from which `unload-feature' should try to remove
 pertinent symbols.")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'unload-hook-features-list
+    'unload-function-defs-list "22.2")
 (defvar unload-function-defs-list nil
   "List of definitions in the Lisp library being unloaded.
 
 This is meant to be used by `FEATURE-unload-function'; see the
 documentation of `unload-feature' for details.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'unload-hook-features-list
-    'unload-function-defs-list "22.2")
 
 (defun unload--set-major-mode ()
   (save-current-buffer
diff --git a/lisp/novice.el b/lisp/novice.el
index a5d38a3a57..fa41b2bbc1 100644
--- a/lisp/novice.el
+++ b/lisp/novice.el
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
 
 ;;;###autoload
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'disabled-command-hook
+  'disabled-command-function "22.1")
+;;;###autoload
 (defvar disabled-command-function 'disabled-command-function
   "Function to call to handle disabled commands.
 If nil, the feature is disabled, i.e., all commands work normally.")
 
-;;;###autoload
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'disabled-command-hook 'disabled-command-function "22.1")
-
 ;; It is ok here to assume that this-command is a symbol
 ;; because we won't get called otherwise.
 ;;;###autoload
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/meta-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/meta-mode.el
index d0432f58d6..9978ee6268 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/meta-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/meta-mode.el
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ The environment marked is the one that contains point or follows point."
     st)
   "Syntax table used in Metafont or MetaPost mode.")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'meta-mode-map 'meta-common-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar meta-common-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     ;; Comment Paragraphs:
@@ -858,7 +859,6 @@ The environment marked is the one that contains point or follows point."
     ;; (define-key map "\C-c\C-l"  'meta-recenter-output)
     map)
   "Keymap used in Metafont or MetaPost mode.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'meta-mode-map 'meta-common-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (easy-menu-define
  meta-mode-menu meta-common-mode-map
diff --git a/lisp/speedbar.el b/lisp/speedbar.el
index c1e86e17e3..28879fed30 100644
--- a/lisp/speedbar.el
+++ b/lisp/speedbar.el
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ If you want to change this while speedbar is active, either use
 (defvar speedbar-update-flag-disable nil
   "Permanently disable changing of the update flag.")
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'speedbar-syntax-table 'speedbar-mode-syntax-table "24.1")
 (defvar speedbar-mode-syntax-table
   (let ((st (make-syntax-table)))
     ;; Turn off paren matching around here.
@@ -787,10 +789,9 @@ If you want to change this while speedbar is active, either use
     (modify-syntax-entry ?\]  " " st)
     st)
   "Syntax-table used on the speedbar.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'speedbar-syntax-table 'speedbar-mode-syntax-table "24.1")
 
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'speedbar-key-map 'speedbar-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar speedbar-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-keymap)))
     (suppress-keymap map t)
@@ -825,7 +826,6 @@ If you want to change this while speedbar is active, either use
     (dframe-update-keymap map)
     map)
   "Keymap used in speedbar buffer.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'speedbar-key-map 'speedbar-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (defun speedbar-make-specialized-keymap ()
   "Create a keymap for use with a speedbar major or minor display mode.
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-index.el b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-index.el
index fdcbf8b0b4..2d395fe3df 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-index.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-index.el
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ will prompt for other arguments."
     (and newtag (cdr cell) (not (member newtag (cdr cell)))
          (push newtag (cdr cell)))))
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'reftex-index-map 'reftex-index-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar reftex-index-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     ;; Index map
@@ -377,8 +379,6 @@ will prompt for other arguments."
 
     map)
   "Keymap used for *Index* buffers.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'reftex-index-map 'reftex-index-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (defvar reftex-index-menu)
 
@@ -1179,6 +1179,8 @@ This gets refreshed in every phrases command.")
   "Font lock keywords for reftex-index-phrases-mode.")
 (defvar reftex-index-phrases-font-lock-defaults nil
   "Font lock defaults for reftex-index-phrases-mode.")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'reftex-index-phrases-map 'reftex-index-phrases-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar reftex-index-phrases-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     ;; Keybindings and Menu for phrases buffer
@@ -1244,8 +1246,6 @@ This gets refreshed in every phrases command.")
 
     map)
   "Keymap used for *toc* buffer.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'reftex-index-phrases-map 'reftex-index-phrases-mode-map "24.1")
 
 
 (defun reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word (arg)
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
index c583b67f13..627dfba007 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-sel.el
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     (define-key map "-" 'negative-argument)
     map))
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'reftex-select-label-map 'reftex-select-label-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar reftex-select-label-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (set-keymap-parent map reftex-select-shared-map)
@@ -102,8 +104,6 @@
   "Keymap used for *RefTeX Select* buffer, when selecting a label.
 This keymap can be used to configure the label selection process which is
 started with the command \\[reftex-reference].")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'reftex-select-label-map 'reftex-select-label-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (define-derived-mode reftex-select-label-mode fundamental-mode "LSelect"
   "Major mode for selecting a label in a LaTeX document.
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ During a selection process, these are the local bindings.
   ;; We do not set a local map - reftex-select-item does this.
   )
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'reftex-select-bib-map 'reftex-select-bib-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar reftex-select-bib-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
     (set-keymap-parent map reftex-select-shared-map)
@@ -147,8 +149,6 @@ During a selection process, these are the local bindings.
   "Keymap used for *RefTeX Select* buffer, when selecting a BibTeX entry.
 This keymap can be used to configure the BibTeX selection process which is
 started with the command \\[reftex-citation].")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias
-  'reftex-select-bib-map 'reftex-select-bib-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (define-derived-mode reftex-select-bib-mode fundamental-mode "BSelect"
   "Major mode for selecting a citation key in a LaTeX document.
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-toc.el b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-toc.el
index 5d293d404e..519236a362 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/reftex-toc.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/reftex-toc.el
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 (require 'reftex)
 ;;;
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'reftex-toc-map 'reftex-toc-mode-map "24.1")
 (defvar reftex-toc-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@
 
     map)
   "Keymap used for *toc* buffer.")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'reftex-toc-map 'reftex-toc-mode-map "24.1")
 
 (defvar reftex-toc-menu)
 (defvar reftex-last-window-height nil)
diff --git a/lisp/tooltip.el b/lisp/tooltip.el
index 1fab25fe5c..9d0fbaae9d 100644
--- a/lisp/tooltip.el
+++ b/lisp/tooltip.el
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ This variable is obsolete; instead of setting it to t, disable
 
 ;;; Variables that are not customizable.
 
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'tooltip-hook 'tooltip-functions "23.1")
+
 (defvar tooltip-functions nil
   "Functions to call to display tooltips.
 Each function is called with one argument EVENT which is a copy
@@ -161,8 +163,6 @@ of the last mouse movement event that occurred.  If one of these
 functions displays the tooltip, it should return non-nil and the
 rest are not called.")
 
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'tooltip-hook 'tooltip-functions "23.1")
-
 (defvar tooltip-timeout-id nil
   "The id of the timeout started when Emacs becomes idle.")
 
diff --git a/lisp/vc/log-edit.el b/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
index 2abb1ec9c0..5ecd5c44b2 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/log-edit.el
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ when this variable is set to nil.")
 
 (defconst log-edit-maximum-comment-ring-size 32
   "Maximum number of saved comments in the comment ring.")
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'vc-comment-ring 'log-edit-comment-ring "22.1")
 (defvar log-edit-comment-ring (make-ring log-edit-maximum-comment-ring-size))
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'vc-comment-ring-index
+  'log-edit-comment-ring-index "22.1")
 (defvar log-edit-comment-ring-index nil)
 (defvar log-edit-last-comment-match "")
 
@@ -301,8 +304,6 @@ automatically."
 	(insert "\n"))))
 
 ;; Compatibility with old names.
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'vc-comment-ring 'log-edit-comment-ring "22.1")
-(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'vc-comment-ring-index 'log-edit-comment-ring-index "22.1")
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'vc-previous-comment 'log-edit-previous-comment "22.1")
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'vc-next-comment 'log-edit-next-comment "22.1")
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'vc-comment-search-reverse 'log-edit-comment-search-backward "22.1")