bug#53941: Last-minute socks.el improvements for Emacs 29?

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: "J.P." <jp@neverwas.me>
> Cc: 53941@debbugs.gnu.org,  gnuhacker@member.fsf.org,  larsi@gnus.org
> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:24:15 -0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > I'm really uncomfortable with installing these changes before the release
> > branch is cut.  The changes are hardly trivial, some controversial even to
> > my eyes, even though I'm no expert on network connections.
> 
> Well, I myself am just about the furthest thing from (an expert), which
> certainly doesn't comport well with dropping rash changes at the
> eleventh hour. (That was rather disrespectful on my part, so shame on
> me.) As such, if it's easier to revisit this once things settle down,
> just ignore this email and I'll re-ping you sometime down the road.

Yes, please do.  The branch is cut now, so if we agree on installing such
changes on master, it's now up to you when to post another version of these
changes with the requisite fixes.

> >> +(defun socks-open-network-stream (name buffer host service &rest params)
> >> +  "Open and return a connection, possibly proxied over SOCKS.
> >
> > The changes in this public function are so significant that I don't
> > understand how they can be suggested so close to the branching.
> 
> The old signature was
> 
>   (name buffer host service) -> process

I didn't mean the signature (which is OK), I meant the body.  It is very
different from the previous version.

> > If it is possible to add support for SOCKS 4a without affecting any
> > previously supported versions, I'm fine.  Adding tests is also fine.
> > But for the rest, I think you should wait until after the release
> > branch is cut and install this on the master branch. Sorry, it really
> > is too late for such changes.
> 
> You're very gracious, but I think I've learned my lesson and will
> refrain from pursuing any of these changes for Emacs 29. Apologies for
> abusing your time and maintainerly patience (yet again).

No need to apologize, this is software development.

Thanks for working on these issues.