Re: having emacs-matlab in ELPA, finally. FSF paper signed

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:

>> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:
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>> We should keep in mind that this will break if the package is not
>> installed using package.el, as then
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>>   (cadr (assq 'matlab-mode package-alist)) ;=> nil
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>> and thus
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>>   (package-desc-version nil) ;!> (wrong-type-argument package-desc nil)
>
>
>> 1+ to this.  The custom commands for version numbers are an anti-pattern IMO.
>
> Ok I leave it to you two to sort this out, I do whatever the consensus is.

I vote for no custom version command.

>
>> Uwe Brauer via Matlab-emacs-discuss
>> <matlab-emacs-discuss-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>
>> writes:
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>
>> That might very well be, I used a local checkout that ELPA made when
>> experimenting with the package, and it appears that was not the newest
>> version.
>
>
>> What is the name of the MELPA package?  If it is called "matlab", then
>> by default ELPA will consult the "matlab.el" file for version
>> information.  Otherwise it will consult "matlab-mode.el".  We can adjust
>> this though if need be in the package specification.
>
> It is called now matlab-mode!

OK.  So do you want to track the version number in matlab.el or
matlab-mode.el?

>> It doesn't go through the logs, it just searches for a copyright string
>> somewhere in the header.
> But in header just in matlab-mode.el or in all files?
> I repeat the question I asked Stefan
>
> Ok, last nitpicking question, right now the header reads
>
>
> ;; Copyright (C) 1997-2024 Eric M. Ludlam
> ;; Copyright (C) 1991-1997 Matthew R. Wette
>
> All authors/contributers signed the FSF paper, the last one in January
> 2024, 
>
> So should I replace that by
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> ;; Copyright (C) 1991-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>
> And delete the other authors? or shall I just use the year 2024? because it was
> the year the last remaining contributor signed?

IANAL, but I think that should work.

> Uwe