From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ruby-mode Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:24 +0200 Message-ID: <87hcqgsgf3.fsf@ambire.localdomain> References: <857irc4n1q.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1179082487 26708 80.91.229.12 (13 May 2007 18:54:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 18:54:47 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Seiji Zenitani To: David Kastrup Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 13 20:54:45 2007 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 1HnJDR-00036C-1r for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HnJL6-0002gz-LX for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 13 May 2007 15:02:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HnJL2-0002gn-Qp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 May 2007 15:02:36 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HnJL0-0002gb-Ty for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 May 2007 15:02:36 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HnJL0-0002gY-Og for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 13 May 2007 15:02:34 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-out1.libero.it ([212.52.84.41]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HnJDJ-0005TK-Gc; Sun, 13 May 2007 14:54:37 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (172.31.0.51) by smtp-out1.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4611FD18026F2AC2; Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:06 +0200 X-Scanned: with antispam and antivirus automated system at libero.it Original-Received: from smtp-out4.libero.it ([172.31.0.40]) by localhost (asav-out10.libero.it [192.168.32.38]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id SesLnwVmrc5Q; Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:06 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ambire.localdomain (151.21.39.142) by smtp-out4.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4611FEBC03813B03; Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:06 +0200 Original-Received: from ttn by ambire.localdomain with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HnJD6-0001EC-8F; Sun, 13 May 2007 20:54:24 +0200 In-Reply-To: <857irc4n1q.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (David Kastrup's message of "Sun\, 13 May 2007 20\:05\:05 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:70980 Archived-At: () David Kastrup () Sun, 13 May 2007 20:05:05 +0200 > I hear that the emacs trunk is now open to new features. I don't think that this is an accurate characterization of the situation. There are several branches slated for merging, but the details are not clear yet. Some assessment is underway, however. Much of it is tentative: no hard decisions have been reached yet. [...] at the current point of time, I don't think that the trunk has been declared open for new additions. that's not the impression i got (from rms' post). [...] So my personal guess would be that unicode-2 would be the first to get merged into trunk, and rather soon. Once this stabilizes, it may make more sense thinking about updating packages and adding new ones. i think "open to new features" is perfectly accurate. if the code for ruby mode is like that for most normal language-specific modes, i cannot imagine any dependencies it would have w/ multy-tty or unicode-2. furthermore, those initiatives require pervasive changes, whereas the addition of a single (say) progmodes/ruby-mode.el is No Big Deal. ruby mode authors should feel free to post latest code to the mailing list gnu-emacs-sources@gnu.org. usually the maintainer (rms in the past but perhaps someone else going forward (i don't know)) will ask the poster if they would like to contribute the code to emacs, and if/when agreed-upon, set in motion the legal side of the process. thi