Re: Core ELPA was: Testing fontification, indentation, and buffer manipulation

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

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  > I think a plain `make` shouldn't perform a `git fetch` every time the
  > Makefile changes.  It's OK to require a `git fetch` in that case, but
  > if/when the `git fetch` happens should be under the control of the user
  > (i.e. should require some explicit step like `make update-elpa`).

I don't think it is right for 'make' to affect the source files people edit,
except in limited automatic ways.

There are sometimes reasons to continue building the same checkout --
perhaps making some local edits -- and excluding all other changes
that could confuse matters.
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