Re: Adding major or popular language modes to Emacs distribution

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Yuchen Pei <hi@ypei.me>
> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:04:40 +1000
> 
> I notice some glaring omissions of modes supporting major / 
> popular languages like php, haskell and wikitext in Emacs, though 
> there are widely used versions available externally as packages.
> 
> I feel it is important that Emacs support these languages 
> natively.

I agree.

> What is the process of adding these modes?  My understanding is:
> 
> 1. Ask the maintainer of a mode to contribute the mode to Emacs.
> 2. If for some reason the maintainer is unable or unwilling to add 
> the mode, someone writes the mode and contribute to Emacs.

Yes, that's the general idea.

> In step 2, is it conventional to add the mode to GNU ELPA first, 
> before moving it into Emacs itself?

I see no need to go via ELPA for stuff we believe should be bundled
with Emacs.  If we consider those languages to be important enough to
support OOTB, Emacs should come with them built-in.

> I am asking because I am interested in working on some of these 
> modes.

Thanks in advance.