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Re: [ELPA] New package: plz
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz |
Date: |
Sat, 21 May 2022 16:29:42 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Jonas Bernoulli [2022-05-21 20:10:13] wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>> really is no alternative; these url.el bugs caused an endless stream of
>>> bug reports in my packages, and once we figured out the causes, waiting
>>> a few more years until the fixes are in Emacs just wasn't an option
>>> anymore.
>>
>> This is a false dichotomy. You can install your advice and hacks in
>> your package so it works Right Now™ *AND* submit patches upstream so it
>> gets fixed for all in the longer term.
>>
>> Where did you get the idea that you had to choose?
> That wasn't what I was trying to say. These bugs have been fixed in
> Emacs (either a recent release or the master branch) but since not
> everyone immediately updates to the latest release (much less the master
> branch) I do have to provide backports.
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. Then yes, providing backports/advice/hacks
to make your code work with older releases is par for the course.
Stefan
- Re: [ELPA] New package: plz, (continued)
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz, Jonas Bernoulli, 2022/05/21
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz, Stefan Monnier, 2022/05/21
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz, Jonas Bernoulli, 2022/05/21
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz,
Stefan Monnier <=
Re: [ELPA] New package: plz, Richard Stallman, 2022/05/22