Re: Incorporate package macrostep into Emacs core

[Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>]

Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
>>> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca,  emacs-devel@gnu.org
>>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:38:27 +0100
>>> 
>>> OK - Attached is a revised patch incorporating the ideas above (as well as a
>>> refinement from Eshel on clarifying this is for Emacs Lisp).
>>
>> LGTM, but I believe we are waiting for when macrostep is actually
>> added to Emacs, is that right?
>
> Eli, thanks for reviewing, and good to know.
>
> Indeed, this is pending inclusion of macrostep.

Here is a quick status update (given interest from a question to Philip at
EmacsConf) on the potential inclusion of macrostep in Emacs.


macrostep author Jonathan Oddie is supportive of the copyright
assignment but there have been delays until May 2024, due to the
uniqueness of the party involved.  I'm following up on the latest
including with the FSF's position.

other contributors also completed FSF paperwork or their contributions deemed exempt.

the macrostep package available through NonGNU-ELPA is upstreamed at
Jonas's `orphanage' github, at
https://github.com/emacsorphanage/macrostep

For the time being I'm also a maintainer of this package, and created the
last 2 releases, 0.9.3 and 0.9.4.
That is where the changes suggested on this list have been done.

(the manual patch referred to above is kept aside for the eventual inclusion)