From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Rmail-mbox branch Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:20:54 -0400 Message-ID: <87prnnehy1.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> References: <87zlprvod0.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4868CF84.1040005@pajato.com> <48A90589.4020804@pajato.com> <48A91146.60200@pajato.com> <48A968A3.8050806@pajato.com> <48BA1DAE.2030005@pajato.com> <874p51xblf.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <48BC44F3.4030902@pajato.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220300350 6031 80.91.229.12 (1 Sep 2008 20:19:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:19:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Glenn Morris , emacs-devel To: Paul Michael Reilly Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 01 22:20:04 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 1KaFsL-0004Ji-W5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:19:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50190 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaFrN-0003yp-0i for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:18:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaFrI-0003xw-7L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:18:44 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaFrF-0003uw-P1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:18:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58169 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaFrF-0003uq-Lm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:18:41 -0400 Original-Received: from cyd.mit.edu ([18.115.2.24]:40331) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KaFrB-0005ZC-TG; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:18:37 -0400 Original-Received: by cyd.mit.edu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 793A957E337; Mon, 1 Sep 2008 16:20:54 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <48BC44F3.4030902@pajato.com> (Paul Michael Reilly's message of "Mon\, 01 Sep 2008 15\:39\:31 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2.91 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:103391 Archived-At: Paul Michael Reilly writes: >> Is there any reason not to inflict it *now*? > > Only that there will very likely be a raft of messages to the affect > of "What the fuck happened to Rmail..." My oft stated opinion is that > we should commit the Rmail/mbox code immediately after a release thus > giving us the maximum amount of time to fix Rmail/mbox bugs. > Admittedly Rmail/mbox has been less buggy than I had expected it would > be in the week or so that I've been using it. Richard has found a > couple of bugs, as have I, one of which was the same bug. So for me > the answer to your question depends on when the next release of Emacs > is targeted. If it is imminent, like in weeks or a few months, then I > would advise waiting. If it won't happen for many months, then now is > as good a time as any. The Emacs 23 release is several months away. I would suggest making the switch now, so that it can receive as much testing as possible. Could you do that?