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Re: NEWS entries -- user-visible?
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: NEWS entries -- user-visible? |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:48:31 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.91 (gnu/linux) |
Hello!
Neil Jerram <address@hidden> writes:
> Julian Graham <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> ** Guile now uses Gnulib as a portability aid
>>
>> ** Guile now uses components from Gnulib for portability to a wider
>> variety of POSIX and non-POSIX systems.
>
> I see where you're heading with this, but for me this NEWS item still
> isn't specific enough to mean anything to a user.
I think GNU users, especially on non-GNU platforms (proprietary Unices,
etc.), have come to know what Gnulib is, and to appreciate it
(hopefully), which is why I thought it would make sense to mention it.
> It seems we're aiming towards saying:
>
> ** Guile now runs correctly on more platforms. Since the 1.8.x
> series, support for the following platforms has been added: A, B,
> C.
>
> But (1) I'm not sure we have precise information to hand on what A, B
> and C are;
Portability work is endless, we just can't provide this information.
Thanks,
Ludo'.
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