From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juanma Barranquero Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: display-buffer-alist simplifications Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:25:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87mxgem09k.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4E2A7EBD.7050300@gmx.at> <87livooqt6.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4E2B158B.1080101@gmx.at> <87wrf8iyse.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4E2BEED2.5040608@gmx.at> <8739hvu6lh.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4E2C50E6.3020103@gmx.at> <878vrnweju.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4E2D34D7.4040002@gmx.at> <87r55cjvef.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1311766002 19643 80.91.229.12 (27 Jul 2011 11:26:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:26:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rudalics@gmx.at, Chong Yidong , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 27 13:26:38 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 1Qm2G5-0008UY-Sg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:26:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49372 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm2G5-0006c3-3Q for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:37 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:56454) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm2G2-0006bq-2r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:34 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm2G0-00011T-KR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-yx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.213.169]:57207) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm2Fz-00010v-5G; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:31 -0400 Original-Received: by yxn22 with SMTP id 22so772057yxn.0 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:26:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=IKNh07/j7aO6alI66TS2pNMKQElkmWhIFswpP37sRuU=; b=RyEREp9Bkp5lfOGG4kS/QmkjOfJor0vBjO9W7l9PkZ4uWgUKtfw5LKpDEFpcLCpIjK EAJ+skz0X7nl60U4jTqHOkytPFF91iQYOo/ywgGgchBYMsgguajFAXatBhPJZ6WNcXFs r6lKdQ8IsT30TTGMHAIRP0Z9M/ozMPtYPJf0g= Original-Received: by 10.142.122.26 with SMTP id u26mr4543724wfc.353.1311765990105; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:26:30 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.142.143.6 with HTTP; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:25:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 209.85.213.169 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:142376 Archived-At: On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 06:59, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > Alternatively, we could postpone the pretest and invest the time into > this issue now. =C2=A0IMO, reverting everything, or even a large portion = of > it, would be extremely unkind to Martin's efforts, especially that the > only reason for that is our self-imposed date of pretest start. =C2=A0Tha= t > date is by no means sacred. =C2=A0We should cherish significant > contributions like this one much more than we cherish the schedule of > Emacs releases. +1 Let's not forget that the reason we're struggling right now with Martin's changes is that he had them in a branch for a long time with little outside testing. Which makes me wonder if, really, developing such sweeping changes in a branch is such a good idea, once past the point where everything seems to be more or less in place. Is not as if destabilizing the trunk is such a big deal anyway, and it would get more testing. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Juanma