Patching packages (WAS Re: Who is maintainer of pcl-cvs)

>>>>> "Jarl" == Jarl Friis <jarl(a)diku.dk&gt; writes: Jarl> Adrian.Aichner(a)t-online.de (Adrian Aichner) writes: >> >>>>> "Jarl" == Jarl Friis <jarl(a)diku.dk&gt; writes: >> Jarl> Hi. >> Jarl> I have made a patch to pcl-cvs (earlier posted). Now I've Jarl> also read the `describe-beta' :-) which tells me to post the Jarl> patch to the maintainer of pcl-cvs. in pcl-cvs.el I find: Jarl> ;; Maintainer: (Stefan Monnier) Jarl> ;; monnier+lists/cvs/pcl(a)flint.cs.yale.edu >> >> Hi Jarl, >> >> for XEmacs packages use >> M-x pui-list-packages >> then press >> i runs the command pui-display-info >> on the package in question >> You'll get >> Author version: R-2_9_9 2002-01-07: XEmacs Development Team <xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org&gt; >> for pcl-cvs. Jarl> OK, thanks. So where ever that information comes from (I Jarl> guess Makefile and/or package-info.in) I see that my earlier Jarl> posting was to the right place, but not correctly formatted, Jarl> it should be MIME attached and include some words for the Jarl> ChangeLog There are two instances of the patch in your previous mail. Once verbatim and once as attachment. Why is that?

From the `describe-beta' I read:

Jarl> I will repost it and hope Steve won't get too confused. Please send a followup to the patch your are replacing and use the SUPERSEDES keyword in the header on on the first line in the body.

Examples exist in the xemacs-patches archive.

Please do. Patcher may be for you. See item 6 of http://www.xemacs.org/Develop/index.html

Jarl> I take the late reaction to my first posting is due to Steve Jarl> absence. Well, you mentioned that more work needs to be done. I read this that you will probably follow up with a patch.