Re: [ELPA] I regret using subtree

[Stefan Monnier]

> Okay, I officially regret having used the subtree approach to squash
> Gnorb into Elpa, and if at all possible I would like to abandon this and
> move to just working in the Elpa tree.
> Do I have to do anything magic? My understanding of the `git subtree'
> command is that it isn't actually a "real" command, it's just some
> behind-the-scenes jiggery-pokery with merge and cherry-pick and
> read-tree. Ie, I should just be able to declare "I'm done with this" and
> carry on making commits directly into Elpa. Is that correct?

That is correct.
[ Of course, if you want, you can also "git rm -r packages/gnorb" and
  then add an externals/gnorb branch.  ]

> The only thing I'll regret is the github issue tracker, and for that
> reason I'm tacking this on to a thread from last year, about making
> `report-emacs-bug' collect package information before sending a bug
> report, and cc'ing maintainers. I still think this is a good idea, and I
> think my patch, if not ideal, is good enough, so I'm reviving it. What
> say you all?

The patch seems OK, except it should put the Cc in the "X-Debbugs-Cc:"
header (so that the maintainer gets the email with the bug-number
rather than email before assigned a bug-number).


        Stefan