bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

[Kevin Ryde]

As a suggestion, it'd be good if the messages to gnu-emacs-sources for
new gnu elpa packages included the package description -- just the one
line description from the first line of the .el file.

The description can give a hint whether it's something of interest.
Putting it in the subject line would allow quick skimming.  The
descriptions are usually short enough for that are they?

bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin@yahoo.com.au> writes:

> As a suggestion, it'd be good if the messages to gnu-emacs-sources for
> new gnu elpa packages included the package description -- just the one
> line description from the first line of the .el file.
>
> The description can give a hint whether it's something of interest.
> Putting it in the subject line would allow quick skimming.  The
> descriptions are usually short enough for that are they?

Yes, that would be good.  Does anybody know what generates those
messages?

It's the

---
Version 1.0 of GNU ELPA package gnu-elpa has just been released.
You can now find it in M-x package-list RET.

More at http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gnu-elpa.html
---

emails...

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bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Yes, that would be good.  Does anybody know what generates those
> messages?

Here's a likely suspect:

./admin/update-archive.sh:142:Version $ver of GNU ELPA package $pkg
has just been released.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

>> Yes, that would be good.  Does anybody know what generates those
>> messages?
>
> Here's a likely suspect:
>
> ./admin/update-archive.sh:142:Version $ver of GNU ELPA package $pkg
> has just been released.

Yes, that seems like a very likely suspect.  Looking at the code, it
shouldn't be too difficult to add a summary line...  but I'd rather not
mess with that script, since I have no way of testing.

Perhaps Stefan M. has some input here?  The suggestion is:

> As a suggestion, it'd be good if the messages to gnu-emacs-sources for
> new gnu elpa packages included the package description -- just the one
> line description from the first line of the .el file.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

[Stefan Monnier]

>> ./admin/update-archive.sh:142:Version $ver of GNU ELPA package $pkg
>> has just been released.
>
> Yes, that seems like a very likely suspect.  Looking at the code, it
> shouldn't be too difficult to add a summary line...  but I'd rather not
> mess with that script, since I have no way of testing.

You can reproduce the setup that's on elpa.gnu.org.  the README file in
elpa.git tries to describe how to do that, tho IIRC it needs to be
improved (i.e. the steps described there don't quite work), ideally by
simplifying the setup.

> Perhaps Stefan M. has some input here?  The suggestion is:
>
>> As a suggestion, it'd be good if the messages to gnu-emacs-sources for
>> new gnu elpa packages included the package description -- just the one
>> line description from the first line of the .el file.

Yes, I'm all for it.  It should ideally also include the "news" or
"changelog" since the last release.


        Stefan