From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Stephen J. Turnbull" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: your vc-hg.el change Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:59:17 +0900 Message-ID: <87abbok1l6.fsf@xemacs.org> References: <200811221752.mAMHqCqK020038@mothra.ics.uci.edu> <18730.23018.15596.789141@fencepost.gnu.org> <87od05azpk.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <87d4glypej.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1227578163 15086 80.91.229.12 (25 Nov 2008 01:56:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:56:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Glenn Morris , Dan Nicolaescu , Emacs developers To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 25 02:57:06 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L4nAn-00043M-GS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:57:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40927 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4n9e-0008H4-7p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:54 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4n9Z-0008Ev-Ev for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:49 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4n9X-0008Cu-Pp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:49 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35385 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4n9X-0008Cl-DQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:47 -0500 Original-Received: from mtps01.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp ([130.158.97.223]:45066) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L4n9V-000430-9Z; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:45 -0500 Original-Received: from uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp [130.158.99.156]) by mtps01.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (Postfix) with ESMTP id 673C81537B2; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:55:43 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1793B1A2D03; Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:59:18 +0900 (JST) In-Reply-To: <87d4glypej.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> X-Mailer: VM 8.0.12-devo-585 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" 83e35df20028+ XEmacs Lucid (x86_64-unknown-linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:106127 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > But I don't think this currently applies to any VC system, as far as I > know (again, I haven't checked for all the different VC systems). I don't know if it (== multiple versions provided by Debian et al) applies to Darcs or bzr, but both of those have serious cross-version incompatibilities and "I can't/won't upgrade" is a regular theme on both lists. The ability to easily test user-installed versions provided by the defcustom is very useful to their users. > However, this is not an urgent matter For bzr, it is mildly important *not* to change the status quo. Emacs developers especially will be hurt if bzr doesn't allow pointing to a user-installed bzr, as every recent bzr release has improved performance.