Re: Support for bringing package change logs to the user's attention

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Mon, 28 May 2018 13:34:24 -0700 "John Wiegley" <address@hidden> wrote: 

>>>>>> "CD" == Christopher Done <address@hidden> writes:
CD> I would like that there be explicit support for:

CD> A. When I load an Emacs package that is newer than last time, that
CD> Emacs automatically brings up to my attention a buffer with "what's new"
CD> in the package.

CD> B. Once I've acknowledged by a button or key press that I've really read
CD> the changes, then I never see the buffer again unless I explicitly ask to
CD> see it again.

JW> I would suggest rather than this: for those who haven't opted out, Emacs 
would
JW> present a y/n prompt saying 'There have been new features added to your 
Emacs
JW> environment, would you like to hear about them?', and then list them by
JW> package order in a buffer that allows further browsing where interested.

I agree 100% and would add "s: view source code differences across all
updates just installed, c: view customization differences across all
updates just installed, N: never bother me about this again, C-s: save
these notes to a file"

The same menu *before* the installation would be more useful as far as
inspecting source code and avoiding changes you are not ready to make.

Ted