From: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Cc: Reily Siegel <mail@reilysiegel.com>, 50231@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#50231] [PATCH] gnu: emacs-desktop-environment: Include runtime dependencies
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:56:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zgs2nq5a.fsf_-_@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a6ko9m68.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (Nicolas Goaziou's message of "Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:15:59 +0200")
Hi,
Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> skribis:
> Reily Siegel <mail@reilysiegel.com> writes:
>
>> The emacs package can be configured to use other tools. However, unless
>> the package is specifically configured otherwise, it will not work when
>> installed. Without either these propagated inputs or special
>> configuration, this package cannot perform any of its functions.
>
> I know, but this Emacs library is not supposed to provide the features
> itself. I assume you use it on top of installed executables, as
> explained in the package description:
>
> The package depends on the availability of shell commands to do the
> hard work for us.
>
> Pulling all of them from an Emacs package sounds backward.
How about:
1. Providing only those tools for which there’s no choice, like
‘alsa-utils’ and ‘brightnessclt’.
2. Patching file names instead of propagating.
Thoughts?
Ludo’.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-24 11:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-08-27 18:36 [bug#50231] [PATCH] gnu: emacs-desktop-environment: Include runtime dependencies Reily Siegel
2021-09-06 9:17 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-09-07 19:19 ` Reily Siegel
2021-09-07 20:15 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-09-08 9:33 ` zimoun
2021-09-24 11:56 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
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