From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: next bugfix release? [was: Re: using libmagic in Emacs?] Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:46:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <200908191946.n7JJkpAm001304@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> References: <87praszybe.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <838whgik6y.fsf@gnu.org> <87prardif2.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1250711481 13604 80.91.229.12 (19 Aug 2009 19:51:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:51:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Eli Zaretskii , Stefan Monnier , joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 19 21:51:11 2009 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 1MdrBe-0004QM-Mv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:51:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37006 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MdrBd-00071u-N7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:51:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdrAr-0006SY-93 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:21 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdrAm-0006LR-HT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47378 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MdrAm-0006Ks-7j for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:16 -0400 Original-Received: from sallyv2.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.120]:58165) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MdrAj-0001UX-2S; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:13 -0400 Original-Received: from godzilla.ics.uci.edu (godzilla.ics.uci.edu [128.195.10.101]) by sallyv2.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n7JJkqvS023289; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:46:53 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: (from dann@localhost) by godzilla.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id n7JJkpAm001304; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:46:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87prardif2.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> (Chong Yidong's message of "Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:47:45 -0400") Original-Lines: 36 X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: n7JJkqvS023289 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@godzilla.ics.uci.edu X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) 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:114412 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > Stefan Monnier writes: > > >> I thought only relatively minor and safe ones, > >> but this one seems to break that rule, at least in my book. > > > > It looks pretty safe: the first step is to add the Lisp API, which > > should not impact any other code (tho it may cause temporary build > > failures, I guess). After that, set-auto-mode (and/or image.el, ...) > > will need to be tweaked to also take libmagic into account > > when available. This should also be fairly simple. > > I don't think that sounds simple or safe; however, there's not enough > information to know for sure, until Joakim posts the patch. > > >> Maybe we should simply decide right here and now that Emacs 23.2 will > >> be delivered from the RC branch, and open the trunk for all changes, > >> even not-so-safe ones? > > > > Yes, that's pretty much where we're at, I think, yes. > > Actually, if people want to start including more intrusive changes, I > think we should cut a new branch from the current trunk. Are there any plans for the next release? IMO we need to make a bug fix release ASAP, this bug: http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=4146 warrants it. Not being able to set the C style in a file (or directory) local variable is a major annoyance for users.