Re: debbugs.el

[Karl Fogel]

Chong Yidong <address@hidden> writes:
>Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:
>> I propose to add a small package to the trunk I have written last weeks:
>>
>> ;;; debbugs.el --- SOAP library to access debbugs servers
>>
>> It provides some basic functions to access a debbugs SOAP server (see
>> <http://wiki.debian.org/DebbugsSoapInterface>). Currently, access to
>> debbugs.gnu.org and bugs.debian.org is offered.
>>
>> Those functions could be used to implement a UI towards debbugs,
>> widget-based or via gnus/nnir.
>>
>> For installation, the package needs also a WSDL file (Debbugs.wsdl). I
>> have no idea where to install this file, maybe at etc/ ?
>>
>> Comments?
>
>This sounds more suitable for elpa.gnu.org than the trunk.
>
>(In which case the WSDL file would be placed in the package directory
>and accessed with (file-name-directory load-file-name), as described in
>the Lisp manual.)

Yidong, are you sure?  Considering that improved access to
debbugs.gnu.org helps GNU Emacs development itself, it might make sense
to have this on trunk so that maintainers always have the latest version
and don't have to do anything special to get it.

-Karl