From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: 25590@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25590: Remove build number from emacs-version variable
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:55:58 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1svasvru4x.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
Package: emacs
Version: 25.1
Severity: wishlist
I'd like to suggest removing the build number from the variable emacs-version.
Instead, it can go in a separate variable (eg emacs-build-number).
The function emacs-version can still include it in parentheses, like it
does for several other quantities.
Motivation:
I think the build number is a largely internal detail that is only of
interest to a small number of developers (as a data point, I've never
used/wanted it for anything). Having it in the version string is
confusing to people not familiar with Emacs development.
(I am not aware of any other software that even has a concept of "build
number".)
next reply other threads:[~2017-01-31 17:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-31 17:55 Glenn Morris [this message]
2017-02-04 10:15 ` bug#25590: Remove build number from emacs-version variable Eli Zaretskii
2017-02-05 23:45 ` Glenn Morris
2017-02-06 15:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-02-06 18:34 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-02-06 19:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-02-06 20:24 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-02-07 4:40 ` Glenn Morris
2017-02-07 6:23 ` Glenn Morris
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