Re: package system and backwards compatibility
>>>> "Simon" == Simon Josefsson
<simon(a)josefsson.org> writes:
Simon> sperber(a)informatik.uni-tuebingen.de (Michael Sperber [Mr. Preprocessor])
writes:
Simon> If packages aren't allowed to use new functionality in XEmacs,
Simon> the bit-rot of xemacs-packages will only increase and
Simon> maintainance will be a nightmare.
>
> I don't see how this introduces bit-rot. Maintenance gets slightly
> harder, but if it gets excessive, just abstract out the relevant code
> into a separate file. History has shown that this approach is not too
> expensive to keep up.
Simon> Every time a xemacs-package maintainer wants to sync a package with
Simon> the external source, it needs to update any XEmacs
Simon> modifications.
Unless you synchronize upstream which is always a good idea. When
that is not possible, CVS is your friend.
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Cheers =8-} Mike
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