From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#25590: Remove build number from emacs-version variable Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:55:58 -0500 Message-ID: <1svasvru4x.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1485888006 5077 195.159.176.226 (31 Jan 2017 18:40:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:40:06 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) To: 25590@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 31 19:40:03 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cYdLW-0001AR-Er for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:40:02 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40392 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYdLb-0004Tz-VI for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:40:07 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41970) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcfv-0006sk-H5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:57:07 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcfu-0007w8-RR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:57:03 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:54322) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcfu-0007vy-Op for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:57:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcfu-0007wt-GC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:57:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:57:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 25590 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: submit@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.148588536830491 (code B ref -1); Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:57:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Jan 2017 17:56:08 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52521 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcf2-0007vh-8J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:56:08 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50878) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cYcf0-0007vC-E7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:56:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYceu-0007qR-By for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:56:00 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:50703) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cYceu-0007qN-9H for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:56:00 -0500 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1cYces-0004tL-Gs; Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:55:58 -0500 X-Spook: asset smuggle Transportation security Los Zetas Malware X-Ran: s=Nn!wQR~vY7yNvTLM$ES{#K)G;F%y(c[0Q3@_;4d!@=u!GiI+3`}W_k*Yfi'Rs}\mPSDB X-Hue: red X-Attribution: GM X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:128845 Archived-At: Package: emacs Version: 25.1 Severity: wishlist I'd like to suggest removing the build number from the variable emacs-version. Instead, it can go in a separate variable (eg emacs-build-number). The function emacs-version can still include it in parentheses, like it does for several other quantities. Motivation: I think the build number is a largely internal detail that is only of interest to a small number of developers (as a data point, I've never used/wanted it for anything). Having it in the version string is confusing to people not familiar with Emacs development. (I am not aware of any other software that even has a concept of "build number".)