Re: URGENT - which-key FSF contributor status

[Stefan Kangas]

Justin Burkett <justin@burkett.cc> writes:

> I'd like to echo this question. Up until now, I have managed which-key
> through a github repo which then gets synced to elpa. I'm now not sure
> what to do with github and specifically contributions I get through
> there. I can archive that repo if bugs and contributions should now go
> through standard emacs channels.

It's basically your decision as the maintainer of which-key.

Org mode, CC mode, and others, have external repositories and merge code
back and forth.  This would require you to periodically do these merges,
for example when you release a new version.  This means checking for
changes in emacs.git and merging them into your tree, and then merging
the released version into our tree.

Some other packages, for example Gnus and eglot, are now developed fully
in emacs.git and have abandoned their external repositories.  Bugs for
those packages are now also always reported on our bug mailing list.
(We are also okay with preferring bug reports to go elsewhere, but we
will usually always accept bugs through our regular channels too, and
then simply forward them to you.)

>From the Emacs maintainer point of view, the latter option is always
going to be the easiest, but again: it's your decision.  So please let
us know what you prefer.  I'd suggest to document the parts that are
different from any other package in emacs.git in the "Commentary" of
which-key.el.

I hope that helps, and please let us know if you have any questions.