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Re: CVS is the `released version'
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: CVS is the `released version' |
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Thu, 10 May 2007 15:05:41 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I like the idea of an incremental release mechanism for Emacs. But it
> needs to be done right - I think XEmacs network-based packages update
> system doesn't quite do it, though it might be a step in the right
> direction.
I'm not sure if unbundling packages can be a help, but as a developper,
I like the fact that I can go and change a bunch of packages in-step without
worrying about backward compatibility (actually, I do have to worry about it
for those packages which are maintained by people who also distribute it as
a separate package and I find it to "constrain my style").
So I'd rather keep the monolithic package, but just have a stable branch
which is fairly liberally open to contributions, so long as those are
non-disruptive. I guess by "non-disruptive" I mean that the patches are
either "obviously safe" or have an obviously limited impact so that even if
they introduce bugs, these bugs should have a limited impact. I'm thinking
of bugs such as incorrect indentation or highlighting, as opposed to a crash
or a data corruption. Also it's important those bugs be fixable in a rather
straightforward way: i.e. no installation of a patch with non-trivial
dependencies such that reverting it might be painful.
Stefan
Re: CVS is the `released version', David Kastrup, 2007/05/09
Re: CVS is the `released version', Chong Yidong, 2007/05/09
Re: CVS is the `released version', Ken Manheimer, 2007/05/10
- Re: CVS is the `released version', David Kastrup, 2007/05/10
- Re: CVS is the `released version',
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: CVS is the `released version', Richard Stallman, 2007/05/11
- Re: CVS is the `released version', joakim, 2007/05/11
- Re: CVS is the `released version', Richard Stallman, 2007/05/12
- Re: CVS is the `released version', joakim, 2007/05/12
- Re: CVS is the `released version', Ryan Yeske, 2007/05/13
- Re: CVS is the `released version', David Kastrup, 2007/05/13
- Re: CVS is the `released version', Ralf Angeli, 2007/05/13
- Re: CVS is the `released version', David Kastrup, 2007/05/13
- Re: CVS is the `released version', Tom Tromey, 2007/05/13
Re: CVS is the `released version', Richard Stallman, 2007/05/14