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Message from Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>     Suppose this option were added on 2002 October 23.  Now, assume
>     someone is running CVS Emacs as of 2002 October 22 (version
>     21.5.-99.3).  He installs a third-party package you've released,
>     which wants to know if :file is supported, and use it if it is.

> People using CVS versions must expect to encounter various transient
> problems.  They should always try updating to see if the problem
> goes away.

Now that I think about it, you're right---CVS's purpose is to
facilitate regular updates, so we can expect those to be employed by
anyone using CVS :)

Jon Cast