Re: [Python-mode] python.el cleanup

["Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@online.de>]

Am 03.04.2011 19:45, schrieb Christoph Scholtes:
> Hi Andreas,
>
> On 3/30/2011 8:10 AM, Andreas Röhler wrote:
>
>> glad to see Emacs python facilities improve. As you mention
>> python-mode.el, there are some remarks in python.el which I feel are not
>> correct. If some solution predates historically another, there are
>> usually some setbacks from being the first.
>
> I am not sure which remarks you are referring to here.

Hi Christoph,

reading for example:

;; That isn't covered by an FSF copyright assignment (?), unlike this
;; code, and seems not to be well-maintained for Emacs (though I've
;; submitted fixes).


>
>> OTOH from my perspective python-mode.el has still some point in
>> proceding.
>
> I don't think anybody is saying otherwise.
>
>> Hopefully we may discuss the pro and cons to the benefit of users, which
>> flavour they may choose finally. As you might have been remarked, its
>> interwoven to an extend, you can seldom discern it clearly to the one or
>> other origin.
>
> To me, it really doesn't matter where it originated from or who was
> first. If it works great, great, if it does not, let's improve it. The
> goal should be the best Python support for Emacs possible.
>
>> BTW I'm not blaming the GNU's side. Just wanted to point at the issue so
>> we might hopefully reduce the obstacles.
>
> Here, I am also not sure what issue or obstacles you are referring to.
>

Assume people will rather not be inclined to send bug reports, resp. 
fixes, if feeling quitted with remarks telling their own baby not being 
well maintained. That I would call an obstacle.


Andreas

> Christoph
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