bug#51234: emacs.pdmp file name (--fingerprint)

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:41:09 +0200, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> 
>>>>> said:

    Lars> Thomas Klausner <tk@giga.or.at> writes:
    >> I'm sending this mail because this filename causes problems for
    >> packagers who prefer maintaining static file lists to make sure
    >> exactly a known list of files is installed by a program.

    Lars> If you rename the file to "emacs.pdmp", Emacs will still find it, but 
I
    Lars> guess this isn't documented.  We could also add a configure option to 
do
    Lars> this renaming automatically, I guess?

Yes, we donʼt have enough configure options, and our Makefiles are too
simple /s

    Lars> Anybody got an opinion here?

We should document the 'emacs.pdmp' thing, but after that isnʼt it a
packaging issue? Whomever wants 'emacs.pdmp' just copies the actual
pdmp file to that.

Robert
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