|--==> "LMI" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi(a)gnus.org&gt; writes: LMI> But I've sometimes wished that there was a file in the Gnus LMI> distribution that just had self-contained little helper LMI> functions and macros (like this one). misc.el or something. LMI> h4x0r.el. A collection of functions that could be included LMI> anywhere without worrying about requiring half the world... There's been talk on the XEmacs lists of splitting the Gnus package into a main package + 1 or more sub-packages [1]. That way, other packages that have a small dependence on Gnus could require one or more of these "sub-packages" instead of requiring the whole world and half of the moon. [2] :-) Footnotes: [1] They'd be packages in their own right, I'm only calling them "sub-packages" to help get my point across. [2] Gnus is _bigger_ than the world! -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. | | The proof of the pudding, is under the crust. | |------------------------------&lt;sryoungs(a)bigpond.net.au&gt;---|