Re: Adding AUCTeX to core Re: Why not include all ELPA packages in an Emacs release?

[Jeremy Bryant]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net> writes:
>
>> Andrea Corallo <acorallo@gnu.org> writes:
>>
>>> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If there are packages on ELPA which we consider to be a must for users
>>>>>> (I don't think there are, but maybe I'm forgetting something), lets
>>>>>> add them to core instead.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Emacs considers in-buffer completion an important feature, then I'd
>>>>> say corfu and cape are must.  
>>>>
>>>> I am not familiar with cape, but IIRC the issue with corfu is that
>>>> without any further changes, it doesn't support non-graphical Emacs,
>>>> right?
>>>>
>>>>>                               vertico and marginalia are also must in my
>>>>> book since they offer a better experience with vertical minibuffer
>>>>> completion.
>>>>
>>>> "Better", in this case, than `fido-vertical-mode'?
>>>>
>>>>> And while we're at it: There are sometimes requests for adding AUCTeX to
>>>>> core.  Do you have an opinion about that?
>>>>
>>>> I would certainly be a fan of that move.
>>>
>>> I support AUCTeX inclusion as well.
>>>
>>>   Andrea
>>
>> I can volunteer for some of this work under the guidance of the
>> Emacs maintainers and the AUCTeX maintainers (as I have contributed some
>> patches already.).  AUCTeX follows the Emacs development guidelines so
>> it should be easier.
>>
>> As mentioned by Eli, AUCTeX could be merged in core but not enabled by
>> default to start.
>>
>> What would be the most important next step required?
>
> Wait, is the plan to add AUCTeX directly to emacs.git, or to include
> AUCTeX in the packages that would be bundled with the release-tarball?

This suggestion within the thread was to add AUCTeX to Emacs core.