From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Robert Pluim Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs 25 Mojave fixes backport Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:26:33 +0200 Message-ID: <87d0soy3ye.fsf@gmail.com> References: <39416B3E-21F0-459F-BA5D-E71878B3E12D@gmail.com> <8336tk3n6e.fsf@gnu.org> <83tvm022mm.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1538742356 28321 195.159.176.226 (5 Oct 2018 12:25:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 12:25:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs-Devel devel To: Van L Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 05 14:25:52 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g8PB1-0007I5-UP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:25:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34900 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g8PD8-0005BQ-B1 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:28:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57406) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g8PBr-00057y-Tb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:26:44 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g8PBn-0003pK-SQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:26:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wr1-x429.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::429]:38814) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g8PBn-0003ot-KF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:26:39 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-wr1-x429.google.com with SMTP id a13-v6so13353814wrt.5 for ; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:26:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:mail-followup-to:mail-copies-to :gmane-reply-to-list:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version; bh=bCLBbbfZHP/ZyrEWkDyAAsCN3j0oQ1IaSH/iqwRwlZ8=; b=TQ5vmhaWKYLEwqCmJKtwCyBSvd3eeM2f9P1Pl6I+HrEUEefAGB3BXpAuGJCmEYTrwj zlOvNj0MaGnjTOhH5XhdSeTgpCPuaJdIbyEBp1jCjVhXXsx4reK1OURq3Pn3V9eaGU29 0JN+lZXThdXEmLGtV6E1S0ShzKYxLX6qN69dNIiY7/b4WCZwf+LmzE4GHz7uhE6pJRbR mEFddBcAzmRFfV4j8JcS3Tk7iYbhUeRrZ6z/l85FH1F/o2hJJ7hf9rxRwfOp0HBgtrQD UCNSY1uMi+lQpTCB7ooKwAE+7GyFCgY9sMA++2u7z8d8UupJiFWIXIKkAo8uqoQeigZd ooxA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:mail-followup-to :mail-copies-to:gmane-reply-to-list:date:in-reply-to:message-id :mime-version; bh=bCLBbbfZHP/ZyrEWkDyAAsCN3j0oQ1IaSH/iqwRwlZ8=; b=Nw/MIY+iDT7dKL4U8W546mT1sSknA+AHBYZTBz26ufnk+LyoTx0ry5CHI8II4FCNUj 5+yfWCbG8kOMEIkdhO0IyDza+CEWKr6/+PLSTvq5rGsz1R74PQJEtdb3/zeNxoD8uxoa rrOq2EfQ0Eiy7Qd/KqshdPOzzALtHcvYdaxnlc43NFZJ6PFRVQHBvCjLYoqGcG19C21m 1BuHB6Wms1FsFwEgBEkisfnP6LXgN/K59ejaLtrT7P9aJ+PX82pLK+wZjm4Qg2+/23tw Wq8bsTsMyqHSwD1LExyZvsXUfDjvaRj3epSuCTFIL/QEJn2ZUFT9Wqe12l4lARwJXjsn 9n7A== X-Gm-Message-State: ABuFfoj4krcTlWWBQp8cBr8eZehQVEZfZb5h1FHv6IdOJcOGIGyoA67l AYmeacAGfectvrE/sjnpa8O6k0Hi X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACcGV63u+8R8fEp4dZ8/wV2209jVNz/STqYJR+34nnODuN/u5ZFIL68pbCLfskAatuGL7zOqL6IibA== X-Received: by 2002:adf:ebcf:: with SMTP id v15-v6mr8133589wrn.76.1538742397037; Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:26:37 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from rpluim-ubuntu ([149.5.228.1]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id l4-v6sm9264333wrb.92.2018.10.05.05.26.35 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:26:36 -0700 (PDT) Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Mail-Copies-To: never Gmane-Reply-To-List: yes In-Reply-To: (Van L.'s message of "Fri, 5 Oct 2018 20:15:23 +1000") X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::429 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:230233 Archived-At: Van L writes: >>>> there will be no more Emacs 25 releases >>> >>> What a bummer. >> >> ??? Why a bummer? Emacs 26.1 is already out, and it's standing Emacs >> policy not to keep emacs-N branches active once Emacs M.1 was >> released, where M > N. We only make exceptions when we uncover a >> critical security issue with prior versions; otherwise we simply tell >> users to upgrade their Emacs. > > This 25 Emacs fixes backport corrects a showstopper, it lets 25 Emacs to install is my guess. > > People should be "free" to operate which ever version of Emacs they feel is comfortably Perfect for their needs. > Nobody is suggesting that you are not allowed to run Emacs 25 + this patch. All Eli is saying is that there won't be an official release with it in. Robert