From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Supporting multiline Package-Requires header Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:34:42 +0200 Message-ID: <87tws7p0f1.fsf@gmail.com> References: <877fp3dxt2.fsf@gmail.com> <8737zrcft1.fsf@members.fsf.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1439224745 9948 80.91.229.3 (10 Aug 2015 16:39:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:39:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Artur Malabarba , emacs-devel To: Nicolas Richard Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 10 18:39:00 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOq6F-0001YU-7G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:38:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59388 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOq6E-0002eS-OY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:38:58 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35352) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOq2F-0005xL-GI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:34:52 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOq2A-0000zy-7x for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:34:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wi0-x22e.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::22e]:35409) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOq29-0000z5-U0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:34:46 -0400 Original-Received: by wicne3 with SMTP id ne3so29088567wic.0 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:34:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:date:message-id :mime-version:content-type; bh=0XxLRQnqeZBqqTg5kW9+0JHJhBD/bXlBG/4kSdQN/Xo=; b=mPbXr9JaM+QZ9oPXR8m3O/An14CcnKP2DwiQxx3bfzT1uGjaMKQ0KcwD3X+YNq8LkR qTZuIvzE7apftJATXCkgmuTtKXFdmRdsd2cW3Wygq1rDbrs1LPodR0N9FgJlOMd8eMpU iBIdlnSecoYf9nWlUGVIG1ldoRo7eckW5SW2OmYXIrW1mJeIB6S2nXR26OBgQKyY6YL4 p7Uh2JAwy1BI6z9x8Wg/CUEBuuMSe2y9IP7S9fXIL6mZr9IacP0HwlMv73/pJa3XjTXq tZktRK+C7HjwUJByYMCpcOY/zPesGWGs22WNaM1YWWrabEj2cApDeIiIF7y/DVzZ2iHI +ZKA== X-Received: by 10.194.24.167 with SMTP id v7mr50361655wjf.37.1439224485257; Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:34:45 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from dell-14z (lbe83-2-78-243-104-167.fbx.proxad.net. [78.243.104.167]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id jr5sm30258757wjc.14.2015.08.10.09.34.44 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:34:44 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <8737zrcft1.fsf@members.fsf.org> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c05::22e X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:188688 Archived-At: Nicolas Richard writes: >>> I suggest keeping what we have actually for backward compatibility and >>> generalize the use of a *-pkg.el file with a define-package form even >>> for single file packages. >> >> The proposed changes don't break backwards compatbility. > > I understand that the new tools will work with old files, but will the > new files work with the old tools ? i.e. will it be possible to install > these packages to emacs 24.5 ? Good question :-) -- Thierry Get my Gnupg key: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 59F29997