Re: URGENT - which-key FSF contributor status

[Justin Burkett]

On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.

Thank you. Yes, that's very helpful. I prefer the latter option, too.
I don't foresee many significant changes to which-key, and would
rather have the process be as simple as possible. I will write up a
notice in the readme on github and archive the project.  There are one
or two pending contributions, but I can send them through the emacs
channels to learn about the process if that's alright.

Best,
Justin