From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Kangas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: On Contributing To Emacs Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:33:57 -0800 Message-ID: References: <87tuesndye.fsf@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="18683"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ihor Radchenko Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 29 10:34:48 2021 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 1n2VM7-0004fb-UG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:34:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46414 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n2VM6-0001mG-Ed for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:34:46 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:35882) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n2VLM-00016K-Pp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:34:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [2607:f8b0:4864:20::632] (port=46752 helo=mail-pl1-x632.google.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n2VLL-00068v-0v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:34:00 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pl1-x632.google.com with SMTP id w7so14948678plp.13 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:33:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=SvvTZmEwtkIquc43GzB8VcQv5THeMV0AkucqB93IurM=; b=aD8Ed2WV8mSJSThBF7/rSNRcvAT9LmjWO0klIgjI421FqzJX5APJl4GitBHAPmVl1t m41J5tE7PlwqA15jBaDtIc6bb+T+K3VmfGG9FHkx7a/JMo463lNqwNG3j86tYgQTfREA x5Xu/OcrUDV2O7e8CHVb/r5nWXVb7RSFYGH6wUs4qGlwBNEApwi6G8XFExWEWl4EeaY1 dV6qucIpjI6PqAe6nocxbTiBRvInjqVovaYX7vxLVXatWaKuMubs3epNA6pK3inaqD3S fXQDmhofTjJPaBff2PXOGCXtIzKLukvWddsI9duGbAbfhqADVda8v6W424hoVbmiFbEF Ousw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=SvvTZmEwtkIquc43GzB8VcQv5THeMV0AkucqB93IurM=; b=2s0PMQUmoEW9S1eMlaTBVm1/aW0kaU+24DwAaAFHxvzlpsMfHWZOJ73TgUwTYy0fgR Sz5tMPMTSxGBx+4PUYtb8jDXqtIsR7spQ+yahiD6t+YOYE/kCUDwgKOIepi1vRLnuBAJ TKcPb3FRhrtrDGkXRTflHwRZyTAs6tCbjlvN9ZicpPg/jO/yUi0gj/rtzLRvC12OUVyy bc6Ch/Ap0Zu+2A0jhEUJDIMgUh2GxKZ7uWckYqshTH4Ivg/+DRaoej/GSj4f4susprhL A/ZZaikB5wNA0yme8Mzkbkm7KLl32/Zii7NHyy6gdoDTZjoI3QKto0yJz3M0QhMFWY/w 8L2g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5326F8zRk+jXNNmm2PFxelc9sEzb58lcrYegXv8dkwPrVNOCsxCj vl4GKnCSHeEtRPzOSDP2w6tPE/hQPNY4ULhZbvs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzH7Qc5lOSTr6aSusep9Mn1PcYb4HwH0cGNo609/xtBhWItmvDbwYzmTgwWiCA8ERH89mcHRYUqIJSYxLGukMo= X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:d512:b0:149:3070:48ec with SMTP id b18-20020a170902d51200b00149307048ecmr25206858plg.66.1640770437653; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:33:57 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from 753933720722 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:33:57 -0800 In-Reply-To: <87tuesndye.fsf@localhost> X-Host-Lookup-Failed: Reverse DNS lookup failed for 2607:f8b0:4864:20::632 (failed) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::632; envelope-from=stefankangas@gmail.com; helo=mail-pl1-x632.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -12 X-Spam_score: -1.3 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.3 / 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_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RDNS_NONE=0.793, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no 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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:283543 Archived-At: Ihor Radchenko writes: > Stefan Kangas writes: > >> Our core packages can be released straight from master to GNU ELPA >> within 24 hours. All you need to do, once it is set up (which in itself >> is trivial), is to bump the version header. This is already the case >> with for example flymake.el and python.el. > > Could this information be added to "GNU ELPA" section of the CONTRIBUTE > file? The current contents of the section is rather confusing: > > "This repository does not contain the Emacs Lisp package archive > (elpa.gnu.org). See admin/notes/elpa for how to access the GNU ELPA > repository." How is this? diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index 7c3421ed75..f2d161e808 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -372,6 +372,14 @@ This repository does not contain the Emacs Lisp package archive (elpa.gnu.org). See admin/notes/elpa for how to access the GNU ELPA repository. +Some packages are so-called "core" packages. The GNU ELPA scripts +will pick them up from the Emacs master branch and release them as +packages periodically; a new version is packaged when their "Version" +comment header is updated. Normally a new package is released within +24 hours after bumping the version on the Emacs master branch. An +examples is lisp/progmodes/python.el, which is released as the "python" +package at: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/python.html + ** Understanding Emacs internals The best way to understand Emacs internals is to read the code. Some