From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Include necessary git tools in the Emacs distribution? Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:01:32 +0100 Message-ID: References: <21606.10799.112099.788101@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de> <21607.45515.18907.254643@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1135ed8eed09ab0507ee9262 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416096158 6288 80.91.229.3 (16 Nov 2014 00:02:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:02:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Ulrich Mueller , Emacs-Devel devel To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 16 01:02:31 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XpnIU-0002FA-BB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:02:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42369 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XpnIR-0007WH-Pk for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:02:27 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54872) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XpnIJ-0007VL-Ti for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:02:25 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XpnID-0000Z8-UF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:02:19 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-wi0-x230.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::230]:52309) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XpnID-0000Z0-Mu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:02:13 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-wi0-f176.google.com with SMTP id ex7so2549747wid.15 for ; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:02:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=gUbtGWSlYYGekoZ0RuoqP0AILMTBdl0rfqwSTbgdy3o=; b=JY+zbcKRnsxrAR8L4EONhBcdwRKFVhg4rRFaGc9/FXOm03B9c1mLpVMMz51ETYLrhc E6E3uG/XOdKuaL+ipugnCYvi9qU/OLTil38TFMZNUv6Gm7LYYHxrTYk4EtuJUSY3BD0i cSyCc5hRwA0+lqbg1FVOI37gbmZ1GqfS2wwkRPocblU+pmTTIxFZkUUdgFG2lA2fEtiH sAJoWFnHnk1ki8StRmxv0dkjRkUMIOmKxoumaEUxvegGjwJD+0NVSdPdYw5BN/9RLLky VvWYzcjus22WsPc8yA+ghO1Uk+k6eQTsd0O76Iqa/0QRxpNfKREjBRJ++7uH7Zvif8Jx zWhA== X-Received: by 10.180.39.106 with SMTP id o10mr20034394wik.54.1416096132170; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:02:12 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.194.204.168 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:01:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c05::230 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:177262 Archived-At: --001a1135ed8eed09ab0507ee9262 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote: > Ulrich Mueller writes: > > > I am looking at it from a distro point of view. Generally, distros are > > not happy when packages are bundling and installing unrelated tools, > > but prefer keeping separate things in separate packages. One reason > > for this is that bundled stuff tends to cause file collisions between > > packages. > > I don't really follow. This is about putting things necessary to do > Emacs maintenance into the Emacs repository. The tools would not be > distributed with the Emacs package in any distribution. > I would be glad for something like this: "Emacs error: The program 'grep' is not available. Install it automatically (yes/no)?:" On all platforms, of course. In case that is not possible I prefer bundling. ;-) --001a1135ed8eed09ab0507ee9262 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On S= at, Nov 15, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <= larsi@gnus.org> wrote:
Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org> writ= es:

> I am looking at it from a distro point of view. Generally, distros are=
> not happy when packages are bundling and installing unrelated tools, > but prefer keeping separate things in separate packages. One reason > for this is that bundled stuff tends to cause file collisions between<= br> > packages.

I don't really follow.=C2=A0 This is about putting things necess= ary to do
Emacs maintenance into the Emacs repository.=C2=A0 The tools would not be distributed with the Emacs package in any distribution.

=

I would be glad for something like thi= s:

"Emacs error: The program 'grep' is not available. I= nstall it automatically (yes/no)?:"

On all platforms, of course= .

In case that is not possible I prefer bundling. ;-)
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