From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Artur Malabarba Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ELPA contributions? Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 23:42:27 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87612g5tmx.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> Reply-To: bruce.connor.am@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114004e0ab2ce30521b3b116 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1444430572 4655 80.91.229.3 (9 Oct 2015 22:42:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 22:42:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel To: David Kastrup Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 10 00:42:44 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgN8-0005DZ-Ah for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:42:42 +0200 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:48069) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgN6-0004aM-R4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:42:41 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42738 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgN6-00016s-NH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:42:40 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54269) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgN0-00013E-PJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:42:36 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgMy-0004ED-J4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:42:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-lb0-x22e.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c04::22e]:33133) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZkgMu-00042c-Dl; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:42:29 -0400 Original-Received: by lbos8 with SMTP id s8so94490284lbo.0; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:42:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=H1rx73K24uZW0D8+BUjreC+BMv1xYjgchwZ36LIBxQQ=; b=exIQX7s9+kKuwfpeuwf7mYgBaxQsw9mD1C2RvvgRmxVJAUYHdfNtBbyRYJtV7MI2HA +zpkagh0wDwaSvTqYHtWjeMLB8KKrYxBegR7W0HBXHgie13bvyl7skLZqjPp85fwuXIi 3zLW6sRwtwnpoof3goVRb+UToaVjA3zGKIoWsyMrUfmTCVlHnZI2bWyaRYsDG/S2/Rwb m25TpNcs6dR67ja/lIQj5gZ1nfrulsktWcocOJz7+LvL5NmRB8CzhAHSFzBnlpGfj4xn dj7HSMJa1zG4YIe2O9X9QU36kkyKE5/e+Y4jQzFmhy/fdb34G8wmllQYZZdYdrt0JyWD TPmQ== X-Received: by 10.25.210.206 with SMTP id j197mr5082460lfg.86.1444430547199; Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.25.27.78 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.25.27.78 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:42:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87612g5tmx.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> X-Google-Sender-Auth: BgntLb1KTGTUvlaK5Q_2v-HGT-8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c04::22e 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 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:191086 Archived-At: --001a114004e0ab2ce30521b3b116 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The takeaway message is: Yes the readme could use some improvements. On 9 Oct 2015 9:32 am, "David Kastrup" wrote: > I've taken a look at elpa.gnu.org and the README referenced in there, > and at lists.gnu.org. There does not appear to be a discussion list for > ELPA, There isn't. Elpa stuff is discussed on the emacs lists. But the Readme should certainly say that. > and the README just contains the technical details of uploading > material to ELPA (it's not really clear when to choose an external > branch). Yes, that needs to be clarified too. The idea is to just use a subtree, unless you _know_ you want an external branch for some reason. > There are no obvious submission addresses or anything like > that. Yes, that should just be Emacs-devel as well. > One just dumps his stuff in there in case one happens to be an Emacs > developer? I don't understand this sentence. Dumps their stuff on elpa.git? What does this have to do with being a developer? Cheers, Artur --001a114004e0ab2ce30521b3b116 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The takeaway message is: Yes the readme could use some impro= vements.

On 9 Oct 2015 9:32 am, "David Kastrup" <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
> I've taken a look at elpa.gnu.org<= /a> and the README referenced in there,
> and at lists.gnu.org.=C2=A0 There= does not appear to be a discussion list for
> ELPA,

There isn't. Elpa stuff is discussed on the emacs lists.= But the Readme should certainly say that.

> and the README just contains the technical details of u= ploading
> material to ELPA (it's not really clear when to choose an external=
> branch).=C2=A0

Yes, that needs to be clarified too. The idea is to just use= a subtree, unless you _know_ you want an external branch for some reason. =

> There are no obvious submission addresses or anything l= ike
> that.

Yes, that should just be Emacs-devel as well.

> One just dumps his stuff in there in case one happens t= o be an Emacs
> developer?

I don't understand this sentence. Dumps their stuff on e= lpa.git? What does this have to do with being a developer?

Cheers,
Artur

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