From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: debbugs.el revisited Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:03:03 +0200 Message-ID: <87fwmoef1k.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87iprn6nic.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87aacy8i97.fsf@keller.adm.naquadah.org> <8739iq5k0c.fsf@gmx.de> <974o348tfp.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1309629818 11815 80.91.229.12 (2 Jul 2011 18:03:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:03:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 02 20:03:29 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qd4XQ-0004CW-Jh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:03:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39534 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qd4XP-00038y-Ck for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:03:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:50166) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qd4X8-00038s-23 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:03:11 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qd4X6-0006Dz-6u for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:03:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:51940) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qd4X5-0006DW-Q2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:03:08 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 02 Jul 2011 18:03:05 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB8C08.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.140.8] by mail.gmx.net (mp015) with SMTP; 02 Jul 2011 20:03:05 +0200 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/jiCptzIPjNEW4nAWC20voXXBXuF3fgQJqlw9+zl uGsovHYcjSViad In-Reply-To: <974o348tfp.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:48:42 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 213.165.64.23 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:141454 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote: > >> The version number is the version number the fix has been applied to? >> Then perhaps it could just default to sending over >> >> emacs-version >> => "24.0.50.6" >> >> if the user doesn't override it? > > I think that's a bad idea. The right number to use in that case would be > "24.1", ie the first _release_ in which something is fixed. "24.0.50.6", > or even "24.0.50" is a meaningless version number. > Obviously you could automatically deduce "24.1" and use that instead, > but I think passing a version number by default is not a good idea. > Just give the option to specify a version number when the user thinks > it's appropriate, and otherwise don't pass one. I've implemented it by prompting the user; she could change. The default version number is the same as used by `report-emacs-bug', "24.0.50" this case. I see your point, using a _release_ number. I'll change. Btw, documents it as close bugnumber [ fixed-version ] (deprecated) What does the "deprecated" means to us? Best regards, Michael.