Re: pdbtrack

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> >> that is a good idea - both adding a manual entry for it and getting a
>> >> jump start by adopting material from what i already wrote.  i'll try
>> >> to get to it soon - is there a particular date impending for the next
>> >> emacs minor release?
>> 
>> > The next minor release (Emacs 22.2) will be made shortly from the
>> > branch EMACS_22_BASE but I installed the changes for pdbtrack on the
>> > trunk from where the next _major_ release will be made (Emacs 23.1?).
>> > I don't want to disappoint you but the release period between Emacs
>> > 21.1 and Emacs 22.1 was five and a half years.  The release of 23.1
>> > might be quicker, now that RMS is stepping down as maintainer, but
>> > I would still be surprised if it was under two years given that
>> > emacs-unicode-2 has recently been merged to the trunk.
>> 
>> We could add it for Emacs-22.3, if Ken wants to go through the
>> extra trouble.

> i would like to see the changes released.  what's the "extra trouble"?

Back port the changes on the 22 branch (after 22.2 is released) and then
keep debugging it there, while keeping the changes syncs on the trunk
even if the trunk's version changes differently.

Of course, we don't actually know yet whether there will be
a 22.3 release.


        Stefan