From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#63536: Feature Request Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 20:16:18 +0300 Message-ID: <831qjeyj31.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87o7mjyrng.fsf@gmail.com> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="25943"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 63536@debbugs.gnu.org, andrewgoh95@yahoo.com.sg To: Payas Relekar Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed May 17 19:17:20 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKm8-0006Qz-1C for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 19:17:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKls-0000ks-9p; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:04 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKlq-0000kd-SX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKlq-0006g4-L4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKlq-0002L0-Dc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 17:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 63536 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 63536-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B63536.16843437788920 (code B ref 63536); Wed, 17 May 2023 17:17:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 63536) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 May 2023 17:16:18 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50857 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKl7-0002Jo-L1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:16:17 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:35390) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKl6-0002Ja-2d for 63536@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:16:16 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKl0-0006Q8-Bb; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:16:10 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=muo9+eFu0pUIwPY0mGMA1W14O3I/KABshK0KjHz3I9E=; b=ZLc4lBJdOLGC 5tnQ3Q2DZkO9/V52ZN/xM10YoISXXaryuvEh6gfOHXB442lx2OSHE3yof9PAVRjMTIqSLwHgUAx20 IMQhXtaGDGCmFyaxWB3sMmEcs1oUkRRLQ1dyFoUsmuGWPOr/vTcXSI6qXAWFBGeOLjBOQDLALnYhh rF0c2JKlmHk9R1zFGwRifEBqnOFopw6aS+PsCIjLMAI2yCD0/NS+nhuQh4JK9dJiMstg6mPznrlB0 vBDtG6Etgjx5Ub6YGiEr14ciasmrew8ck+QQPUvl+wHvEqy/ayHXsh1sDERbmDus5KdMNjFPWD/o4 VjaWX4qmc6lXgsXhYMdceQ==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pzKky-0005PW-06; Wed, 17 May 2023 13:16:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87o7mjyrng.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Payas Relekar on Wed, 17 May 2023 19:34:06 +0530) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:261870 Archived-At: > From: Payas Relekar > Cc: Andrew Goh , 63536@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 19:34:06 +0530 > > The idea itself is valid, as long as the update check happens only at > explicit user action. The command should only compare current version of > Emacs with the latest update and inform user about the difference. Then > the onus is on user to proceed with the update. Command output can point > them to relevant section of the manual, informing of ways to install > (and also update) Emacs. How will we know where to look? That's the main technical issue with this, I think. Another possible issue is whether just to tell the user "A newer version XY.Z is available, you can download it at ", or also offer a possibility of actually downloading the newer version?