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Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [ELPA-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/elpa r312: Update AUCTeX
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Stephen J. Turnbull |
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Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [ELPA-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/elpa r312: Update AUCTeX ELPA package to the new 11.87 release. |
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Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:25:29 +0900 |
Off-topic for emacs-devel. emacs-devel squelched.
Uwe Brauer writes:
> I wish [...] that there existed a debian-like-alien tool which
> allowed to convert one package into another one, like deb-->rpm
This is a red herring. The issue of what XEmacs distributes is
entirely the build environment. AUCTeX is building in an
idiosyncratic environment of whatever packages they have to hand,
XEmacs-distributed packages are built in a controlled environment.
XEmacs can't just use the AUCTeX build system, because it depends on
technology our users may not have installed (autoconf, at least).
OTOH, if you have a GNU/Linux system or Cygwin and wish to build an
XEmacs package from upstream sources, it's easy. The effort to build
some kind of converter would not be justified.
> Well if their package manager were faster it should be a
> question of days not years :'(
Uwe, this is nonsense. Distribution lag has nothing to do with the
package manager, either the Lisp part or the human part (if Norbert
were any faster, he'd be a time machine). As David says, the problem
is a lack of experienced developers willing to deal with the
difference in build systems. I greatly appreciate your efforts, but
they've been insufficient. I've spent some effort on this, but it's
not ready. It's not at all impossible, but will take time I don't
have at the moment.
Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [ELPA-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/elpa r312: Update AUCTeX ELPA package to the new 11.87 release., Stephen J. Turnbull, 2012/12/05
Re: [AUCTeX-devel] [ELPA-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/elpa r312: Update AUCTeX ELPA package to the new 11.87 release., Tassilo Horn, 2012/12/15