XEmacs/AUCTeX package remarks

[Uwe Brauer]

>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Angeli <dev.null at iwi.uni-sb.de> writes:

    Ralf> After looking at the auctex-1.40 package I have the
    Ralf> following remarks:

This pkg is still in testing, I  am fiddling around with Steve Youngs,
since  a lot of  things still not settled  down.  That's why I haven't
even announced it for testing for the public.


    Ralf> * The "PROBLEMS" file does not exist anymore in the upstream
    Ralf>   package.

Ok, I will delete it

    Ralf> * If the package system will overwrite tex-site.el, it is
    Ralf>   not a good advice to edit the file in order to adapt
    Ralf>   `TeX-macro-global'.  Rather point the users to
    Ralf>   site-start.el or default.el (or whatever XEmacs uses) or
    Ralf>   suggest to use `M-x customize-variable'.

It should be *system* wide, that is the problem and  thats why the doc
string  talks about administrator rights. This  is just a variable the
XEmacs  pkg system cannot know  about. Configure can,  but the package
system does not use configure. Note please that the package system
intents to work on *all* platforms. (See the previous discussions we had.)

    Ralf> * Please mark the changes done for XEmacs properly to allow
    Ralf>   the users to address the right people when doing bug
    Ralf>   reports or flames.  For example if you want to keep the
    Ralf>   message which informs the user to customize
    Ralf>   `TeX-macro-global', you could add a `(message "This
    Ralf>   annoyance by courtesy of XEmacs")'.  (Sorry for this
    Ralf>   sarcastic remark, but I still don't like this.)


I   don't see the   point, the  users uses   an  XEmacs  pkg,  not the
mainstream auctex pkg. When I shall announce the release I will mention
the fact  that  now such a message  will  appear. However this message
should be as kept as simple and  short as possible  (and I am not sure
it is anyhow) putting political correct statements of this sort do not
help.

This message will be a test, if indeed people write zillons of
complain I might delete it.


Uwe