Updated obsolete message with expected timestamp.

Removed a few obsolete calls or implicit conversions.

src/configuration/cms_default_setup.e

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ feature -- Access
 		do
 			if not retried then
 				if attached text_item ("mailer.smtp") as l_smtp then
-					create {NOTIFICATION_SMTP_MAILER} l_mailer.make (l_smtp)
+					create {NOTIFICATION_SMTP_MAILER} l_mailer.make (l_smtp.as_string_8_conversion)
 				elseif attached text_item ("mailer.sendmail") as l_sendmail then
 					create {NOTIFICATION_SENDMAIL_MAILER} l_mailer.make_with_location (l_sendmail)
 				end

src/configuration/cms_setup.e

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 		local
 			l_url: like site_url
 			s, l_email: detachable READABLE_STRING_8
+			utf: UTF_CONVERTER
 		do
 			site_location := environment.path
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 				l_email := string_8_item_or_default ("mailer.from", "webmaster")
 			end
 			if l_email.has ('<') then
-				l_email := site_name + " <" + l_email + ">"
+				l_email := utf.string_32_to_utf_8_string_8 (site_name) + " <" + l_email + ">"
 			end
 			site_email := l_email
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ feature -- Access
 
 	layout: CMS_ENVIRONMENT
 			-- CMS environment.
-		obsolete "use `environment' [april-2015]"
+		obsolete "use `environment' [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := environment
 		end

src/hooks/cms_hook_block_helper.e

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Factory: obsolete
 	template_block (a_module: CMS_MODULE; a_block_id: READABLE_STRING_8; a_response: CMS_RESPONSE): detachable CMS_SMARTY_TEMPLATE_BLOCK
 			-- Smarty content block for `a_block_id' in the context of `a_module' and `a_response'.
 		obsolete
-			"Use smarty_template_block [Feb/2016]"
+			"Use smarty_template_block [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := smarty_template_block (a_module, a_block_id, a_response.api)
 		end
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ feature {NONE} -- Factory: obsolete
 			-- Smarty content block for `a_block_id' in the context of `a_module' and `a_response',
 			-- With additional `a_values'.
 		obsolete
-			"Use smarty_template_block_with_values [Feb/2016]"
+			"Use smarty_template_block_with_values [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := smarty_template_block_with_values (a_module, a_block_id, a_response.api, a_values)
 		end
 
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2016, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 end

src/kernel/content/cms_file_block.e

@@ -143,13 +143,15 @@ feature -- Conversion
 feature -- Debug
 
 	out: STRING
+		local
+			utf: UTF_CONVERTER
 		do
 			create Result.make_from_string (generator)
 			Result.append ("%Nname:")
 			Result.append (name)
 			if attached title as l_title then
 				Result.append ("%N%Ttitle:")
-				Result.append (l_title)
+				Result.append (utf.string_32_to_utf_8_string_8 (l_title))
 			end
 			Result.append ("%Nlocation:")
 			Result.append (location.out)
@@ -160,6 +162,6 @@ feature -- Debug
 			Result.append ("%N")
 		end
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2015, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 end

src/kernel/content/cms_smarty_template_block.e

@@ -161,13 +161,15 @@ feature -- Conversion
 feature -- Debug
 
 	out: STRING
+		local
+			utf: UTF_CONVERTER
 		do
 			create Result.make_from_string (generator)
 			Result.append ("%Nname:")
 			Result.append (name)
 			if attached title as l_title then
 				Result.append ("%N%Ttitle:")
-				Result.append (l_title)
+				Result.append (utf.string_32_to_utf_8_string_8 (l_title))
 			end
 			Result.append ("%Nlocation:")
 			Result.append (location.out)
@@ -190,6 +192,6 @@ feature -- Debug
 			Result.append ("%N}")
 		end
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2016, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 end

src/kernel/link/cms_menu_system.e

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ feature -- Access
 
 	main_menu: CMS_MENU
 		obsolete
-			"Use `primary_menu' [Nov/2014]"
+			"Use `primary_menu' [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := primary_menu
 		end
@@ -101,4 +101,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Implementation
 
 	items: STRING_TABLE [CMS_MENU]
 
+;note
+	copyright: "2011-2017, Jocelyn Fiat, Javier Velilla, Eiffel Software and others"
+	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 end

src/service/cms_api.e

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ feature {CMS_API_ACCESS} -- CMS Formats management
 					if not s.is_empty then
 						s.append ("+")
 					end
-					s.append (f_ic.item.name)
+					s.append_string_general (f_ic.item.name)
 				end
 				ji.put_string (s, "filters")
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ feature {CMS_API_ACCESS} -- CMS Formats management
 						if not s.is_empty then
 							s.append ("+")
 						end
-						s.append (ct.name)
+						s.append_string_general (ct.name)
 					end
 				end
 				ji.put_string (s, "types")
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ feature -- Theming path helpers
 		do
 			Result := setup.theme_location_for (a_theme_name)
 		end
-		
+
 	theme_path_for (a_theme_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): STRING_8
 			-- URL path to the theme `a_theme_name`.
 		do

src/service/response/cms_response.e

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ feature -- Menu
 
 	main_menu: CMS_MENU
 		obsolete
-			"Use `primary_menu' [Nov/2014]"
+			"Use `primary_menu' [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := primary_menu
 		end
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ feature -- Blocks initialization
 	block_region_preference (a_block_id: READABLE_STRING_8; a_default_region: READABLE_STRING_8): READABLE_STRING_8
 			-- Region associated with `a_block_id' in configuration, if any.
 		do
-			Result := setup.text_item_or_default ("blocks." + a_block_id + ".region", a_default_region)
+			Result := setup.text_item_or_default ("blocks." + a_block_id + ".region", a_default_region).as_string_8_conversion
 		end
 
 feature -- Block management
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ feature -- Hooks
 	hooks: CMS_HOOK_CORE_MANAGER
 			-- Manager handling hook subscriptions.
 		obsolete
-			"Use api.hooks [dec/2015]"
+			"Use api.hooks [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			Result := api.hooks
 		end
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ feature -- Menu: change
 
 	add_to_main_menu (lnk: CMS_LINK)
 		obsolete
-			"use add_to_primary_menu [Nov/2014]"
+			"use add_to_primary_menu [2017-05-31]"
 		do
 			add_to_primary_menu (lnk)
 		end

src/theme/smarty_theme/smarty_cms_theme.e

@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ feature -- Conversion
 			l_table_inspector: detachable STRING_TABLE_OF_STRING_INSPECTOR
 		do
 			prepare (page)
-			create l_page_inspector.register (page.generating_type)
+			create l_page_inspector.register (page.generating_type.name)
 
 			if attached {CMS_RESPONSE} page.variables.item ("cms") as l_cms then
 				if attached l_cms.regions as l_regions then
-					create l_regions_inspector.register (l_regions.generating_type)
+					create l_regions_inspector.register (l_regions.generating_type.name)
 				end
 			end