Re: package site information more dynamically updateable
* Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org> writes:
Steve Youngs <steve(a)sxemacs.org> writes:
> * Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org> writes:
>
> > Ville Skyttä <scop(a)xemacs.org> writes:
> >> Yes, sure, that's why I threw in the idea of moving these lists
> >> to xemacs-base... AFAICS, no new problems would be introduced by
> >> doing that compared to the current situation.
>
> > I agree and wouldn't object to this.
>
> > Let's see what others have to say about this.
>
> I object. These lists don't change anywhere near often enough to
> warrant them not being in core. Moving them out of core and into
> packages is a step away from the goal of a working PUI in a
> "packageless" XEmacs.
>
> IMO, PUI should work from `xemacs -no-autoloads'.
Does it?
No. And I didn't suggest that it did, I just said it _should_.
Can you install any packages starting from an XEmacs core only
installation?
No. But you _should_ be able to. Moving the list of download sites
out of core is a step in the _wrong_ direction.
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