Re: xemacs-package for VM 8.0.8

Michael Sperber writes: > > Robert Widhopf-Fenk <hack(a)robf.de&gt; writes: > > > But taking a look at the package of gnus I started to modify > > it to match the layout of upstream which simplifies syncing > > a lot. > > > > Are such changes o.k.? > > Yes. (By me at least.) The easier it is for you, the better---just as > long as the package infrastructure works correctly for your code, and > that seems to be the case. +1 N.B. The only developers that really matter in this respect are Norbert and Robert. Package maintainers should also pay careful attention to comments by Steve Youngs and Ville Skyttä -- as former avatars of the package czar, their advice is sure to be useful.

Robert, I assume that you want to keep the VM version number in sync with its XEmacs package version, as Kyle did. However, XEmacs package versions are not compatible with double-dot versions, AFAIK. Please consult with Norbert and maybe Steve Y and Ville about that. > > The list of provides in "package-info.in" has to be updated > > by hand if I am correct? > > I think so. Again AFAIK, at present, yes. Automating it should be easy and is a good idea. Feel free to file a feature request on the tracker so we don't forget it.

> > Also I bundle a newer version of vcard.el with vm, than the > > one provided by the gnus package. How are such duplicates > > handled? IMHO it would be better to have vcard.el in another > > package required by the packages which need it. We already do this kind of thing for several libraries. mail-lib is probably a good place. You should consult with Norbert (who will be in charge of making sure that vcard.el ends up somewhere reasonable) and Mike Kupfer (maintainer of XEmacs's Gnus package) about this.