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[70.26.179.129]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 6a1803df08f44-6dd7dd5ade3sm69541086d6.52.2025.01.03.18.57.38 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:57:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <67789ad4.050a0220.196b31.88fdSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> (=?utf-8?Q?=22Bj=C3=B6rn?= Bidar"'s message of "Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:20:02 +0200") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::f44; envelope-from=suhailsingh247@gmail.com; helo=mail-qv1-xf44.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 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, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:49:11 -0500 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:327648 Archived-At: Bj=C3=B6rn Bidar writes: > Packaging manuals which are generated into texinfo > would require more infrastructure which would have to run to generate > these manuals besides makeinfo. > The build environment for these manuals would have to be provided by GNU > to generate from source to info files. That's a valid point. Thus for manuals that aren't written in Texinfo (e.g., Sphinx), something like Guix would be better suited than an ELPA repository. > Also because package.el isn't for the distribution of manuals or other fi= les > which can be used with modes. When you say "isn't for the distribution", do you mean that it wasn't the original intent or that it's ill-suited to the task? I'm wondering here, specifically, about manuals written in Texinfo (as opposed to those that require conversion from some other format). --=20 Suhail