From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Philip Kaludercic Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Maintenance of cobol-mode.el on ELPA Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 20:00:37 +0000 Message-ID: <87le4m7lsq.fsf@posteo.net> References: <417309446.496259.1714679843010@office.mailbox.org> <877cgba1ss.fsf@posteo.net> <1325384861.77317.1714904839820@office.mailbox.org> <87wmo8nyd1.fsf@posteo.net> <1112921232.105999.1714936955847@office.mailbox.org> <87cyq02gxl.fsf@posteo.net> <981312274.219842.1715024685288@office.mailbox.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34662"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" To: kristofer@hjelmtorp.se Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon May 06 22:01:46 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1s44Ww-0008oQ-6g for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 06 May 2024 22:01:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s44WJ-00020e-H6; Mon, 06 May 2024 16:01:07 -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 1s44WH-0001zw-91 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 06 May 2024 16:01:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mout02.posteo.de ([185.67.36.66]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s44W5-0007wW-Fa for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 06 May 2024 16:01:04 -0400 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47374240101 for ; Mon, 6 May 2024 22:00:40 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1715025640; bh=Ofk5dQ1FByhEKlRbAREc3ZcNgGkxtsWmt3Ox3MKO2bg=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:OpenPGP:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version: Content-Type:From; b=Px9QYWb9Dk5aoa0uuVm8kgN/SiZ9UrnVMO5Nsw2ywj9cCELNkNuo3Ohu7l7GX/gqS SPHAlhMeiy/M94dmSZ2fe7tV2xIyHmJ4ydgciVBtgNbnv/qbK5SiRRYZzX83XGPSWU +XzZ+yWa3Opc1lZKW9RT/AHd+hIxhJS5o3/s6I4KLpR05tcBBIMecwri4tQiT10G3c aKsYEUa4NwqlymbB3BoM1nNn9iybdDoPJR5UdRkDeet/Fft6m9srj1pl3r/P0M5+Zc OIC3eIaGoMmascbMymgGipeZLmM3q4xivvSSY8vHJ9/+doYzNI5HGYmYxWsqM1MF0b ecKtS7LgqocLQ== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4VYC2G3SVRz9rxL; Mon, 6 May 2024 22:00:37 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <981312274.219842.1715024685288@office.mailbox.org> (kristofer@hjelmtorp.se's message of "Mon, 6 May 2024 21:44:45 +0200 (CEST)") OpenPGP: id=7126E1DE2F0CE35C770BED01F2C3CC513DB89F66; url="https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/7126E1DE2F0CE35C770BED01F2C3CC513DB89F66"; preference=signencrypt Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.66; envelope-from=philipk@posteo.net; helo=mout02.posteo.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:318911 Archived-At: kristofer@hjelmtorp.se writes: >> On 05/05/2024 9:32 PM CEST Philip Kaludercic wrote: >> >> >> kristofer@hjelmtorp.se writes: >> >> >> On 05/05/2024 4:10 PM CEST Philip Kaludercic wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> kristofer@hjelmtorp.se writes: >> >> >> >> >> On 05/03/2024 7:42 AM CEST Philip Kaludercic wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> kristofer@hjelmtorp.se writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Greetings Emacs maintainers. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I noticed in the last update to the Elpa package; cobol-mode.el, >> >> >> > that is now orphaned and that you are looking for someone to step >> >> >> > up and maintain it. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I would be willing to take over that role if you would let me. I >> >> >> > work with COBOL (IBM Enterprise COBOL) in my in daily work and use >> >> >> > Emacs >> >> >> > together with cobol-mode.el to do it. My emacs-lisp skills are >> >> >> > mediocre at best but I will do my best to fix bugs and keep it >> >> >> > working. But my ambition is to work on the missing features listed in >> >> >> > the package, update it to include changes in the COBOL standards, >> >> >> > improve the indentation and maybe in the future work on a tree-sitter >> >> >> > implementation. >> >> >> >> >> >> That sounds great! >> >> >> >> >> >> > I do have very little knowledge about how a Elpa package like this is >> >> >> > usually developed and how the commit process works so any information >> >> >> > and tips are welcomed. >> >> >> >> >> >> Currently the repository is part of elpa.git itself, but if someone else >> >> >> were to take over maintenance, we could switch it to mirroring some >> >> >> external repository that you would create. You can use any Git forge >> >> >> you like (I'd personally recommend Codeberg or Sourcehut). >> >> >> >> >> >> Any changes you push to that repository will automatically be >> >> >> synchronised upstream. To release a new package, you just have to bump >> >> >> the ";; Version: ..." header at the top of the file. >> >> >> >> >> >> How does that sound like to you? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > That sounds great! >> >> > I'm in the process of setting up a repository on Sourcehut. I will let >> >> > you know when it's ready! >> >> > >> >> > I guess I just take the files from Elpa (just "cobol.el" from what I >> >> > can see) and commit it to my new repo? >> >> >> >> I think it would be better if you preserved the history by basing your >> >> modifications on the branch in elpa.git: >> >> >> >> git clone -b externals/cobol-mode https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/elpa.git >> >> >> >> and then pushing that to SourceHut. >> >> >> > >> > Thanks for the instructions! >> > >> > I have created a new repository not at sourcehut; https://git.sr.ht/~hjelmtech/cobol-mode, and made one commit to change the maintainer. >> > >> > Does it look good, or should I change something? >> >> It looks good to me, and the ELPA build system isn't complaining either. >> If you are ready and there are do objections, I can update elpa.git to >> mirror your repository. >> > > I'm ready! Though I still have not received confirmation from FSF on the paperwork, but I do have signed and sent them in. Oh, I misunderstood that. In that case we have to wait anyway. Ping me when it's done, I assume that anyone with comments on the issue will have had enough time to send a message until then. > >> >> > >> >> >> > I have recently signed and sent in my FSF papers. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Best Regards >> >> >> > Kristofer Hjelmtorp >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Philip Kaludercic on peregrine >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Philip Kaludercic on icterid >> >> -- >> Philip Kaludercic on peregrine -- Philip Kaludercic on peregrine