From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ulrich Mueller Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: `--with-small-ja-dic` Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:37:36 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87jzn6zexb.fsf@yahoo.com> <87bk8iz43q.fsf@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="26515"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cc: Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Po Lu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 15 09:38:42 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1raXGT-0006k9-R0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:38:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1raXFl-000637-6H; Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:37:57 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1raXFj-0005za-4d for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:37:55 -0500 Original-Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4] helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_CHACHA20_POLY1305:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1raXFg-0007pg-RI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:37:54 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87bk8iz43q.fsf@yahoo.com> (Po Lu's message of "Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:30:33 +0800") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4; envelope-from=ulm@gentoo.org; helo=smtp.gentoo.org X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:316225 Archived-At: >>>>> On Thu, 15 Feb 2024, Po Lu wrote: >> Couldn't we generate both versions of the file and let users choose at >> run-time? > That would defeat the purpose of the option, which was meant to enable > installing Emacs without that large file, IIRC. I wonder if the option couldn't be replaced by another one like --without-ja-dic? That would reduce both the installation footprint and the compile time. Rationale is that Japanese users may prefer the large file, but users who don't speak Japanese don't need the file at all.