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Re: A proposal for removing obsolete packages
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Andrés Ramírez |
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Re: A proposal for removing obsolete packages |
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Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:38:05 -0500 |
Hi.
What about byte-compilation.
Does obsolete packages should be byte-compiled when compiling emacs?
BR
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:52:20 -0500,
John Wiegley wrote:
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> >>>>> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > As long as the removal is not done by a program, but by humans, I think
> > considering each candidate before producing the list is a reasonable
> > compromise.
>
> Right. I imagine that even without such a list, the process will look
> something like this:
>
> 1. Core developer looks at bug.
> 2. Sees it is in "obsolete" code.
> 3. Sees it has been "obsolete" for a while.
> 4. Asks list, "Hey, can I just delete this code and the bug?"
> 5. Hears deafening applause of consent.
> 6. Happiness is restored.
>
> Our biggest complaint about obsolete code is not its existence, but having to
> tend to it; and so, this new policy gives us a way to do decisively deal with
> it after a certain period of time.
>
> Likewise, if an obsolete file never has any bugs, I'm not opposed to letting
> it stay in "obsolete" forever. And yet, if someone requests that it be removed
> after the appropriate amount of time, that's OK too.
>
> The point is that we get to decide, not a mechanistic process, in the case
> that someone knows of a good reason to keep that code around for a few
> releases more.
>
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