Re: Is the so-long package still needed currently?

[Thibaut Verron <thibaut.verron@gmail.com>]

On 26/04/2023 13:16, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:04 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>>> From: Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:47:51 +0800
>>>
>>> Hi here,
>>>
>>> A long time ago, I've added the following configuration in my init.el file:
>>>
>>> ```
>>> ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2022-03/msg00511.html
>>> ;; https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGpFqRpjCqNNHSgDgkqmXWwtLrS
>>> (use-package so-long
>>>    :config
>>>    (setq-default so-long-action 'longlines-mode)
>>>    (setq-default longlines-show-hard-newlines t)
>>>    (global-so-long-mode +1)
>>>    )
>>> ```
>>>
>>> But I'm not sure whether the feature in Emacs by default has already
>>> capable to do all the works currently. Any tips will be appreciated.
>> Emacs 29 is supposed to fix the problem with very long lines, but
>> Emacs 29 was not yet released, and so we don't yet have enough data
>> points to decide that so-long-mode is no longer necessary.
> I use the lasted git master version of Emacs:
>
> GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.34,
>   cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-01-24
>
>> IOW, "the jury is still out" on this issue.
> Then, what about my situation?

Why would the answer be any different? :)

If you want to help, you can always disable the so-long package and see 
if the built-in fix is enough for you.

Best wishes,

Thibaut