Re: Turning c-ts-mode.el, go-ts-mode.el, csharp-ts-mode.el etc into :core packages?

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 08/03/2023 06:19, Yuan Fu wrote:
> > On Mar 7, 2023, at 7:06 AM, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> wrote:
> >
> > On 06/03/2023 00:41, Yuan Fu wrote:
> > > What are the implications of turning something into a :core package? I can’t 
> > > find much description of it. If my understanding of it is correct, I think it 
> > > would be beneficial to make new tree-sitter modes into :core packages. Right 
> > > now they are pretty bare-bones, and haven’t been “battle-tested”. Making them 
> > > core packages would allow us gradually improve them and fix errors that come 
> > > up. Those files I mentioned in the subject are new files, if that matters. But 
> > > I don’t know if there are any downsides of turning something into a :core 
> > > package.
> >
> > Most of the associated overhead is having to keep in mind the version of Emacs 
> > that each packages advertises compatibility with. Which makes using new 
> > features (or fixes) from future Emacs versions harder (requiring versions 
> > checks, etc).
>
> I wish package.el has something like “install last version of xxx package 
> compatible with Emacs yyy”. Then we can just bump the minimum required Emacs 
> version when a new Emacs release come out, and use new features. Anyway, 
> checking versions to use new Emacs feature is IMO an acceptable price to pay.

Yes, unfortunately, ELPA repositories only keep one latest version.