Re: Add compat to ERC

[Philip Kaludercic]

"J.P." <jp@neverwas.me> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> How should we proceed from here on?
>
> I guess we should probably solicit a blessing from the Emacs elders. If
> that's to take the form of a message to emacs-devel (especially with me
> as the sender) then we'll be needing a suitable subject line. Perhaps
> one of these will do:
>
>   A. Opinions on ERC requiring GNU ELPA's 'compat' in-tree?
>   B. Adding 'compat' from ELPA as an optional dependency to ERC
>   C. Seeking permission to require ELPA package 'compat' in ERC
>   D. [Your suggestion here]

My preference is on B.

> Also, what do you think about including a patch? The one below is
> basically the last one with an updated Package-Requires header. If it's
> too busy, I could provide something minimal instead (similar to the
> example from your README), though the benefits may not be as readily
> apparent that way. Alternatively, simply linking to this thread in lieu
> of any patch might also work.

I think it is fine as it is.