Re: Some XEmacs issues and proposals
* Holger Schauer (2005-06-01) writes:
> On 4290 September 1993, Ralf Angeli wrote:
>
>> I don't consider it uncommon that people have software installed
>> manually which is also available via the package system. Reasons
>> could be special build options or the need for other versions of the
>> software.
>
> I agree, but if a manual installation of AUCTeX would be the only
> example you have to offer, I still won't take that as a valid
> example. E.g., I use beta/cvs versions of (X)Emacs myself and the
> Debian packages were more than once a cause of conflicts just like in
> your AUCTeX case. But that doesn't imply there's something wrong with
> the Debian packages, it's the duplicate installation that's causing
> the trouble. Exactly like in your AUCTeX example and I'm quite sorry
> to say that I think if your begging for trouble (by a duplicate
> installation of files) you're rightfully on your own in getting out of
> it afterwards, IMHO.
How often do I have to repeat this? The installation is intended for
GNU Emacs, not XEmacs. Those files are installed into a directory
XEmacs has no business looking into. It would be a different story if
we were talking about site-packages versus xemacs-packages. But we
are not.
> Of course, that is not to say that it would be better if Elisp files
> for different versions of Emacs would play along nicely.
> Unfortunately, the world is not always as we would like to have
> it. Breaking backwards compatibility to avoid a problem that has been
> there and solved for years is just not my favourite way of dealing with
> wishful thinking.
Compatibility to what? I haven't seen any XEmacs document suggesting
.../share/emacs/site-lisp as a location for XEmacs files.
--
Ralf
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