Re: debian's gnus package older than its emacs builtin gnus?
>>"Dan" == Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net> writes:
Dan> The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
Dan> that has been posted to gnu.emacs.gnus as well.
Dan> (gnus-version)"Gnus v5.9.0" is seen in gnus, but the debian version
Dan> number is 5.8.8
Manoj> emacs 21 comes with gnus 5.9.0; and the stand alone gnus
Manoj> package version 5.8.8 does not over ride it. I do not see a bug here.
Dan> My goodness, you mean if I apt-get remove gnus, my gnus will suddenly
Dan> get newer...
You are confused. In Emacs 21, the version of gnus you get is
5.9.0, whether or not you have installed the stand alone package.
Dan> What is the justification for a standalone package for gnus if one
Dan> need emacs to run gnus, and that emacs has a newer gnus inside?
There is none for emacs21. There is if you run emacs 20. Or
run Sid, where the stand alone gnus is using Oort.
Dan> We gnus users will of course install the gnus debian package when we
Dan> see it in say aptitude. Little did we know that it infact is a gnus
Dan> downgrade and we should stay away?
Check your facts.
The stand alone Gnus is more intelligent; itshall not install
on emacs21.
Dan> Anyway, am I safe to apt-get remove gnus? Will it actually freshen my
Dan> gnus?
Yes. No.
manoj
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