From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: VMS support Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:48:25 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87iquzmcxm.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87d4l76ntu.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <8763qznhfd.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87k5fcc2ui.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <873alz681f.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <200807241655.m6OGtiqp008494@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200807271841.m6RIftSS024933@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217191283 12132 80.91.229.12 (27 Jul 2008 20:41:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:41:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Thien-Thi Nguyen , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 27 22:42:13 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KND3v-0002aW-Jx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:41:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58290 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KND31-000534-NT for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:40:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KND2w-0004zl-VM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:40:51 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KND2w-0004yp-6X for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:40:50 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35591 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KND2v-0004yV-Uf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:40:50 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:16767) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KND2v-0006KZ-VA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:40:50 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AisFADdgjEhFxIYw/2dsb2JhbACBW4k+oXGBdA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.31,260,1215403200"; d="scan'208";a="24860670" Original-Received: from 69-196-134-48.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.134.48]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 27 Jul 2008 14:48:25 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 614157FE3; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:48:25 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200807271841.m6RIftSS024933@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> (Dan Nicolaescu's message of "Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:41:55 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:101594 Archived-At: > Doing this a one big commit is _extremely_ inconvenient. A thorough > removal can be done in steps too, and tags can help sort out the changes > easily. The unnecessary red tape just adds extra work for absolutely > zero gain. Can't imagine why it's so inconvenient. Care to give some example of the difficulties it adds? Stefan