bug#66554: [PATCH] Add the public API of Compat to the core

[Philip Kaludercic]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>> Cc: 66554@debbugs.gnu.org,  eliz@gnu.org,  Stefan Monnier
>>  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,  Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:29:15 +0000
>> 
>> > What happens when we bump Emacs version from NN.x to NN.x.90 or from
>> > NN.x.90 to NN.x.91?  emacs-major-version and emacs-minor-version stay
>> > the same, but the Emacs version is bumped, and there could be changes
>> > in compat.el specific to the next release, NN.x+1 or NN+1.1, no?
>> 
>> Generally speaking, Compat only provides support for "proper" releases,
>> and not for pre-releases.
>
> Is that wise?
>
> Can't we support pretest versions as well?

I hope I am not misunderstanding something, but from the perspective of
Compat and Emacs development as a whole, I think it would be preferable
to not start propagating additions and changes to functions that might
change before a proper release, so as to not unnecessarily burden
development with sticking to decisions that one realises were mistakes
before the final release is cut.