Cf http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2005-08/msg00472.html
* lisp/files.el (interpreter-mode-alist): Convert to regexps.
(set-auto-mode): Adapt for this.
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-clobber-mode-lists):
Comment out unused variable.
* lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el (interpreter-mode-alist):
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (interpreter-mode-alist):
* lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el (interpreter-mode-alist): Convert to regexps.
* lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el (sh-set-shell):
No longer use interpreter-mode-alist to get list of shells.
* etc/NEWS: Mention this.
Fixes: debbugs:15306
Change all regexps to use things like \_< and \_>.
* lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el (ada-mode-abbrev-table): Consolidate declaration.
(ada-mode-syntax-table, ada-mode-symbol-syntax-table): Initialize in
the declaration.
(ada-create-syntax-table): Remove.
(ada-capitalize-word): Don't mess with the syntax of "_" since it
already has the right syntax nowadays.
(ada-goto-next-word): Don't change the syntax of "_".
* lisp/progmodes/autoconf.el (autoconf-definition-regexp)
(autoconf-font-lock-keywords, autoconf-current-defun-function):
Handle a _ with symbol syntax.
(autoconf-mode): Don't change the syntax-table for imenu and font-lock.
* lisp/progmodes/vera-mode.el (vera-underscore-is-part-of-word):
* lisp/progmodes/prolog.el (prolog-underscore-wordchar-flag)
(prolog-char-quote-workaround):
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-under-as-char):
* lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el (vhdl-underscore-is-part-of-word):
Mark as obsolete.
(vhdl-mode-syntax-table, vhdl-mode-ext-syntax-table): Initialize in
their declaration.
(vhdl-mode-syntax-table-init): Remove.
* lisp/progmodes/ld-script.el (ld-script-mode-syntax-table): Use symbol
syntax for "_".
(ld-script-font-lock-keywords):
Change regexps to use things like \_< and \_>.
* lisp/progmodes/m4-mode.el (m4-mode-syntax-table): Add comment on last change.
* lisp/font-lock.el (lisp-font-lock-keywords-2): Don't highlight obsolete
with-wrapper-hook.
* lisp/mh-e/mh-comp.el (mh-regexp-in-field-p): Minor simplification.
Suggested by Jari Aalto.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el (lisp-current-defun-name): New.
(lisp-mode-variables): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-common-init):
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-mode): Set a value for
add-log-current-defun-function.
* lisp/progmodes/m4-mode.el (m4-current-defun-name): New function.
(m4-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/perl-mode.el (perl-current-defun-name): New.
(perl-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/scheme.el (scheme-mode-variables, dsssl-mode): Use
lisp-current-defun-name.
* lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el (tex-current-defun-name): New.
(tex-common-initialization): Use it.
* lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el (texinfo-current-defun-name): New.
(texinfo-mode): Use it.
* lisp/vc/add-log.el (add-log-current-defun-function): Doc fix.
(add-log-current-defun): Move mode-specific code to other files.
(add-log-lisp-like-modes, add-log-c-like-modes)
(add-log-tex-like-modes): Variables deleted.
Fixes: debbugs:2224
* lisp/autoinsert.el, lisp/cus-dep.el, lisp/doc-view.el, lisp/image-dired.el,
* lisp/woman.el, lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el, lisp/progmodes/ada-xref.el,
* lisp/progmodes/cc-defs.el, lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el,
* lisp/progmodes/flymake.el, lisp/progmodes/gud.el, lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el,
* lisp/textmodes/ispell.el, lisp/textmodes/reftex-ref.el,
* lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el: Use it.
Did not touch cedet and org because they are maintained elsewhere.