From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Version strings in lisp files? Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:48:04 +0300 Message-ID: <83lilpgmzf.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87fwbxe34b.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <83sjfxgpy8.fsf@gnu.org> <878vhpxjhj.fsf@gnu.org> <83mx65goj2.fsf@gnu.org> <81pqb1m9vi.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1335019766 11532 80.91.229.3 (21 Apr 2012 14:49:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:49:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bzg@gnu.org, Stromeko@nexgo.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 21 16:49:25 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SLbcm-00025s-KM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:49:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46019 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SLbcm-0001ka-2v for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:40258) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SLbcg-0001kV-Ly for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:49:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SLbcc-0007uW-6h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:49:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout23.012.net.il ([80.179.55.175]:54174) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SLbcW-0007ty-Tu; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:49:05 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout23.012.net.il by a-mtaout23.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0M2U008003CC7C00@a-mtaout23.012.net.il>; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:47:59 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.229.172.156]) by a-mtaout23.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0M2U0071Z3RYZ3D0@a-mtaout23.012.net.il>; Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:47:59 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <81pqb1m9vi.fsf@gmail.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-Received-From: 80.179.55.175 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:149913 Archived-At: > From: Jambunathan K > Cc: Bastien , Stromeko@nexgo.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:04:41 +0530 > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > > AFAIK, the policy is that _if_ you want some version string in a > > package, then keep that to a minimum (1 file). But there's no policy, > > AFAIK, to have a version string, if Org doesn't need that. > > Leaving aside question of Org, > > ,---- from package.el > | ;; Prefer Package-Version; if defined, the package author > | ;; probably wants us to use it. Otherwise try Version. > | (pkg-version > | (or (package-strip-rcs-id (lm-header "package-version")) > | (package-strip-rcs-id (lm-header "version")))) > `---- That's a different issue, one that pertains to packages that are _not_ bundled with Emacs.