From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: package and testing rant (was Re: package.el, auto-installation, and auto-removal) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:09:32 -0600 Message-ID: <85r3x4ie5v.fsf@stephe-leake.org> References: <87a943umku.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87ppcvm7fj.fsf@newcastle.ac.uk> <87vbmndk46.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87wq72ls2h.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87k332lnn3.fsf_-_@ferrier.me.uk> <878ujhtx89.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <8761eki9ym.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87sihogkt0.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87bnocgh1r.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416071419 1591 80.91.229.3 (15 Nov 2014 17:10:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:10:19 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 15 18:10:12 2014 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 1XpgrT-0004v5-0O for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:10:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41317 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XpgrS-0008J0-Gb for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:10:10 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45189) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xpgr3-0008BQ-NC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:09:50 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xpgqy-0000Ab-6w for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:09:45 -0500 Original-Received: from dnvrco-outbound-snat.email.rr.com ([107.14.73.230]:64666 helo=dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xpgqx-0000AC-S5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:09:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [70.94.38.149] ([70.94.38.149:49602] helo=TAKVER) by dnvrco-oedge03 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id D9/DB-19850-FC887645; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:09:36 +0000 In-Reply-To: <87bnocgh1r.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> (Nic Ferrier's message of "Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:01:04 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.94 (windows-nt) X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.64.142:25 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=DPcB4k9b c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=AppmJ/7ZOOFWL/q6u6u93g==:117 a=AppmJ/7ZOOFWL/q6u6u93g==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=fNEgcOh0sVsA:10 a=9i_RQKNPAAAA:8 a=o2iNBYqOAAAA:8 a=LPHL42Z885FA5QiL4H8A:9 a=P2KjEHbA1IUA:10 a=OhYJMzBUU0QA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 107.14.73.230 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:177210 Archived-At: Nic Ferrier writes: > Stefan Monnier writes: > >>> I mean: You're doing something very weird. Why? >> >> I guess I just don't know what's weird about it. > > Maybe you don't know enough about software ecosystems? Nic; instead of casting vague accusations/assumptions, please explain more clearly what your favorite alternative to the current GNU ELPA system is. -- -- Stephe