From: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
To: Robert Thorpe <rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: config problems and bisecting an org-mode configuration file
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:56:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87poehtgul.fsf@skimble.plus.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zidm10rz.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> (Robert Thorpe's message of "Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:18:40 +0100")
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Robert Thorpe <rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com> writes:
> When Emacs configs are small they're reasonably similar to configurations for
> other programs.
>
> However, when they grow they are essentially like programs. They're
> software development problems in their own right.
>
> In that case I think it's useful to apply the methods of large-scale
> software development. Version control, for example.
>
> Perhaps you do that though.
Not quite in version control, although its backed up hourly, but as my
config is in org-mode every block of code is timestamped when it was
inserted or changed, so it is possible to navigate to specific modules
either with Imenu, or the date.
Thanks
Sharon.
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-06-03 13:00 config problems and bisecting an org-mode configuration file Sharon Kimble
2017-06-03 15:46 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-04 19:28 ` Sharon Kimble
2017-06-05 16:21 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-05 18:32 ` Sharon Kimble
2017-06-05 21:04 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-06 13:03 ` Sharon Kimble
2017-06-07 0:22 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-07 1:07 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-07 1:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-07 1:43 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-05 23:18 ` Robert Thorpe
2017-06-05 23:48 ` Emanuel Berg
2017-06-06 12:56 ` Sharon Kimble [this message]
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