From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rasmus Subject: Re: [DEV] Bump Emacs requirement to 24.4? Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:30:32 +0200 Message-ID: <87tws1dkd3.fsf@gmx.us> References: <87io8tfrtk.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87vbctieu3.fsf@gmx.us> <20150806074217.00177cc9@zotac> <87lhdohmii.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87bnekrfgi.fsf@gmx.us> <874mk15862.fsf@gnu.org> <87pp2povpl.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87y4hddl2y.fsf@free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38477) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQWrm-0003rX-7D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 04:31:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQWrj-00020S-15 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 04:31:02 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:52333) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQWri-0001zi-RD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 04:30:58 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQWrf-0007p5-SB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:30:55 +0200 Received: from dslb-188-097-197-098.188.097.pools.vodafone-ip.de ([188.97.197.98]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:30:55 +0200 Received: from rasmus by dslb-188-097-197-098.188.097.pools.vodafone-ip.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:30:55 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Bastien Guerry writes: > Hi Nicolas, > > Nicolas Goaziou writes: > >> Master branch is already 24.3+ (with compilation warnings, 24.4+ without >> them): I committed "org-lint.el", moved some libraries to lexical >> binding, etc. > > Yes, we should have waited for the decision to be taken for this. > >> Is there any reason to avoid requiring at least Emacs 24.3 in >> development branch? > > I don't know, but we have only little information on what impact such > a change will have. Our best move for now is to ask on mailing lists, > collect information, then decide. > > Also such a change needs to be advertized correctly, I'd rather have > it for Org 9.0 -- same for dropping XEmacs compatibility. > > We don't need to complete the whole 8.x series and may jump to 9.0 > soonish, but for the time being, I suggest you create a 9.0 branch > with the 24.3 requirement and changes that cannot go without it. > > WDYT? But then what will master hold and what would be the point of it? It sounds like a way to rename "master" to "branch9.0"... Also, Emacs 24.3 was released in March, 2013. By the time the next Org is released, it will be more than 3 years old. Rasmus -- This message is brought to you by the department of redundant departments