Re: [PATCH] Adjust EUDC to use BBDB 3.x

[Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@fitzsim.org>]

Hi Sergio,

Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@sergiodj.net> writes:

> With the release of BBDB 3.x, EUDC does not work properly anymore.  The
> reason is because BBDB renamed a few fields internally, and EUDC is
> still using the old names.  Specifically, the problem happens because of
> the 'net' -> 'mail' rename.
>
> The following patch fixes this issue.  I tested it with my current .gnus
> configuration, and it works fine.
>
> I have the copyright assignment on file for contributing with GDB and
> binutils, but I still do not have it for Emacs (this is my third patch
> to the project IIRC).  So I will contact the copyright clerk at FSF and
> get it done.  Meanwhile, I'd appreciate reviews and comments.

This is an issue I've run into as well.

I'm concerned that this patch will break compatibility with BBDB 2.x.
It looks like the newer distribution releases are starting to package
BBDB 3.x (I just checked Fedora), so this may be less of a concern in
the future.  However, I think it's worth trying to make a patch that
supports both.  Can you file a bug report for this?

Thanks,
Thomas