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Luis Fernandes <elf@ee.ryerson.ca> writes:
> The support is there, but it is not enabled *by default*. I would
> like to see *all* of emacs installed into a *single* directory.

Yes I know you would; but in order for GNU standards to change
(thus confusing and annoying everybody out there used to the current
standard), there has to be a better reason than `I think it's more tidy.'

One _possible_ reason is to make multi-version support easier, but as I
said, packages already do this within the confines of the current standard.

-Miles
-- 
Would you like fries with that?