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: package and testing rant (was Re: package.el, auto-installation, and auto-removal) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:27 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87a943umku.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87ppcvm7fj.fsf@newcastle.ac.uk> <87vbmndk46.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87wq72ls2h.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87k332lnn3.fsf_-_@ferrier.me.uk> <87389qklr7.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1415723107 20134 80.91.229.3 (11 Nov 2014 16:25:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:25:07 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Nic Ferrier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 11 17:25:00 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 1XoEFX-0004Nq-LE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:24:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49544 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XoEFX-0003xE-8F for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:59 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55378) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XoEFB-0003n0-9b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:44 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XoEF1-0008Av-DG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:37 -0500 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:41725) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XoEF1-0008Al-A6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:27 -0500 Original-Received: from ceviche.home (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id sABGOPQP011479; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:25 -0500 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 4444466100; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:24:27 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87389qklr7.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> (Nic Ferrier's message of "Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:41:16 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV5122=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.3.0.9393 : core <5122> : inlines <1512> : streams <1340714> : uri <1834260> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 132.204.246.20 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:176756 Archived-At: > It should go: > build -> release -> install > elpa.git and MELPA are promoting: > release -> (build) -> install > I don't think it's bad that MELPA promotes that. That's their > business. But I do think it matters that elpa.git works that way. Can you detail which part of GNU ELPA's "(build)" you don't like and why? Stefan