From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: VC development [was Re: VC state] Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:53:29 +1200 Message-ID: <18429.43865.365131.190381@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: <200804061740.m36Hemw8021394@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200804082045.m38KjG5p029421@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200804090307.m3937emd022768@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <18428.15723.176227.750017@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <200804092254.m39Ms92q011551@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1207806841 24408 80.91.229.12 (10 Apr 2008 05:54:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:54:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 10 07:54:32 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 1Jjpjz-0003Vp-Fv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:54:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JjpjL-00016m-Rl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:53:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JjpjG-00013t-KO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:53:46 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JjpjD-00010u-3v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:53:45 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JjpjC-00010j-Sp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:53:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mx2.snap.net.nz ([202.37.101.25] helo=viper.snap.net.nz) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JjpjB-0003xh-LG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:53:41 -0400 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (74.30.255.123.static.snap.net.nz [123.255.30.74]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A7BC3D9D66; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:53:37 +1200 (NZST) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5A1198FC6D; Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:53:30 +1200 (NZST) In-Reply-To: <200804092254.m39Ms92q011551@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.2.50.1 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:94837 Archived-At: > If more people join the development, they can be implemented faster, > nothing here is complicated, and (except for the stay-local support) > does not require knowledge of VC. > > So this is an open invitation for anyone to join the effort. Given the long discussions on this list about the pros and cons of different version control systems, it is indeed disappointing that there is not more interest in developing VC in Emacs. Individuals could presumably develop Emacs just for the backend that they use. I would think this would be a good way to get into Emacs development. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob