Re: Adding Flycheck to NonGNU ELPA

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 19/02/2024 20:53, Philip Kaludercic wrote:
> To this end, I repeat my question: What_technical functionality_  does
> Flycheck_currently_  provide that Flymake does not?  A different way of
> putting it is what architectural advantages does Flycheck exemplify over
> Flymake, that give it an inherent edge?  If there aren't too many
> differences, I think the cost of confusion (Flymake and Flycheck are
> names that are easy to confuse) and of inducing choice-fatigue among new
> users is not something we should ignore.

I'm fairly sure the main answer is "lots of built-in checkers", much 
more than flymake still has now.

It also has a minor mode map, to invoke the errors buffer or jump 
between the errors. Though the latter is easy-ish to port over.

On the subject of choice fatigue, would we hesitate to include lsp-mode 
in NonGNU ELPA, now that Eglot is in the core? I feel that would be the 
wrong move.