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Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last ch
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change. |
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Fri, 12 May 2023 15:34:54 +0300 |
> Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 14:24:25 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: philipk@posteo.net, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> > Regarding potential downsides in general:
> >
> > - We simply increase the odds of breakage when a built-in package is
> > upgraded because it will reach more people, across different Emacs
> > versions. There is good and bad in that (features will reach them faster
> > too), but it's something to consider.
> >
> > - I very rarely use Tramp or Org. I don't use ERC or bind-key. Or
> > so-long, python, ntlm, use-package, verilog-mode. Unlike other installed
> > packages (which I have hand-picked), these packages are here just by the
> > virtue of being included in Emacs, but flipping the pref will also cause
> > them to be upgraded (downloaded, take time unarchiving, take up space)
> > every time there is a new version out. It's nothing dangerous
> > (probably), but seems unfortunate anyway.
>
> AFAIU, the "U" command is not for everyone. There are alternatives
> which allow selective upgrades, and users who don't want "surprises",
> or want the upgrade to take as little time and disk space as possible,
> should use those alternatives instead of "U". I'll try to make that
> clear in the documentation.
Now done, please review and comment.
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., (continued)
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Dmitry Gutov, 2023/05/10
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Philip Kaludercic, 2023/05/11
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Dmitry Gutov, 2023/05/11
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Eli Zaretskii, 2023/05/11
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Philip Kaludercic, 2023/05/12
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Dmitry Gutov, 2023/05/07
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Eli Zaretskii, 2023/05/08
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Dmitry Gutov, 2023/05/08
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change.,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Dmitry Gutov, 2023/05/07
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., Eli Zaretskii, 2023/05/07
- Re: emacs-29 9b775ddc057 1/2: ; * etc/EGLOT-NEWS: Fix wording of last change., João Távora, 2023/05/06