Re: Merging scratch/no-purespace to remove unexec and purespace

[Stefan Kangas]

Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> In August, we decided to remove the unexec build along with purespace.
>> The scratch/no-purespace branch removes both, and has been rebased on
>> top of a recent master.
>>
>> We, the maintainers, believe that the scratch/no-purespace branch is
>> now ready to merge, and would appreciate any final feedback, testing,
>> and code reviews.  Specifically, the branch has been primarily tested
>> on GNU/Linux and macOS, so testing on other systems would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Unless we uncover any serious blocking issues, or significant or
>> unexpected objections from the community, we plan to merge the
>> branch on February 1, 2025.
>>
>> During our last discussion, we identified some issues with using
>> pdumper on some legacy proprietary systems: MS-DOS, Windows 98, and
>> Solaris 10 Zone.  As we have explained previously, patches are welcome
>> for these issues, but we do not currently consider them as blockers
>> for this merge.
>
> Please don't merge this until Emacs 30 is released, whether that be
> before the 1st of February or after.

I'm guessing here, but I take that to mean:
1. You intend to work on resolving the problems with pdumper on one or
   more legacy proprietary systems.
2. You will not have much time before Emacs 30 is out, as you have
   previously indicated.

Is that a correct understanding?  If not, may I ask that you elaborate?