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??????: "xenodasein" <emacs-devel@gnu.org>;
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??????: "luangruo"<luangruo@yahoo.com>;
????: "emacs-devel"<emacs-devel@gnu.org>;
????: Re: [External] : Re: Default custom file was: Re: Propose to add setup-wizard.el to ELPA
Jan 8, 2022, 16:16 by luangruo@yahoo.com:
> xenodasein--- via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> writes:
>
>> Now if it takes all that for one variable, how many will it take for
>> nontrivial changes?
>>
>
> Let me name several nontrivial changes from the past 24 hours that
> gained less than 100 replies:
>
> - XIM pre-edit text support
> - Native GTK input support
> - Using auth-info-password in TRAMP
> - rcirc-when
>
> The difference between Drew's proposal and the others is that his
> proposal will make for a breaking change. IMO, breaking changes must be
> avoided to the best of everyone's ability, in order to minimize the
> disruption posed to the work and lives of many people.
>
> Also, take a look at Emacs 29 NEWS, to see how many nontrivial changes
> have been made in Emacs from October to now.
>
This is plain know-it-all-ery. Not cool. You know we are talking about
breaking changes. We know it is better to avoid breaking changes,
until you can't.