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Re: Cutoff date for adding ruby-ts-mode?


From: Stefan Kangas
Subject: Re: Cutoff date for adding ruby-ts-mode?
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 12:24:02 +0100

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:

> I like to defer decisions too, but this comes with consequences. E.g. if
> we release ELPA packages with certain names, and later change the names,
> people who already installed the previous names will stop getting
> updates, but won't know to switch to the new names. Unless they read
> about it on Reddit or etc.

We could make the old packages into transitional packages, that are
basically empty except for a dependency on the new package.  That way,
they'll get the new package installed automatically.  This could
include any necessary compatibility aliases too.



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