> Feel free to ask if any questions come up in the course of your
> discussions.  You can write either to the list, or directly to Eli and
> me.

Thanks for all the info! Much appreciated!

> One key point is that it can be done over time.  I don't know if it
> makes sense, but perhaps `clojure-ts-mode' could be considered
> separately from `clojure-mode', such that one is merged before the
> other.

We'll ponder over this potential path as well. 

On Mon, Sep 4, 2023, at 1:36 AM, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> "Bozhidar Batsov" <bozhidar@batsov.dev> writes:
> 
> > That's good to hear and it sounds fairly reasonable to me. I'm
> > guessing that the hardest part will be getting everyone to sign the
> > CA, as there were quite a few contributors over the years. (and
> > ideally we'll need some simple way to get new contributors to sign the
> > CA - I'm not sure what's the process these days)
> 
> The process is that you fill out a form, email assign@gnu.org with those
> details, and they will let you know the next steps.  IIUC it normally
> just involves a PDF to print, sign, and send back.
> 
> You can see how John Wiegley collected assignments for use-package here:
> 
>     https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package/issues/282
> 
> One key point is that it can be done over time.  I don't know if it
> makes sense, but perhaps `clojure-ts-mode' could be considered
> separately from `clojure-mode', such that one is merged before the
> other.
> 
> > I'm guessing that clojure-mode should also be available on GNU ELPA,
> > so users can update to the latest version, right?
> 
> Yes, that is correct.  It can be set up in one of two ways.
> 
> 1. A package bundled with Emacs is what we call a :core package.
> 
> 2. A "regular" GNU ELPA package, not bundled with Emacs.  Normally
>    changes are automatically pulled from the package repository.
> 
> In both cases, the GNU ELPA scripts will automatically detect when the
> "Version:" comment header is updated, and release a new version based on
> that commit.  If `clojure-mode' is bundled with Emacs (option 1), this
> means that you merge your changes into emacs.git, with the new "Version"
> header, to release a new version.  If it is not bundled with Emacs
> (option 2), you would simply push to your repository.
> 
> > If you don't mind - I'd like to ask to put the topic on hold for a bit
> > here, so I can discuss it properly with the other members of
> > clojure-emacs and hear how they feel about it. If you truly believe
> > that it'd be important to include clojure-mode in Emacs we'll consider
> > this carefully. I hope you'll agree that's not super time sensitive
> > and there's no need to make hasty decisions.
> 
> This is sensible, and we will accept, of course.  There is no rush at
> all, so take the time you need.
> 
> Feel free to ask if any questions come up in the course of your
> discussions.  You can write either to the list, or directly to Eli and
> me.
>