On Wed, Jul 04, 2018 at 07:08:26AM -0300, David Bremner wrote: > Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> writes: > > > https://github.com/martenjj/apachemode is also by Jonathan Marten > > - Notes that it merges the features of three forks back into the > > original. > > https://github.com/emacs-php/apache-mode/ is a fork by Karl Chen, and > > I wonder if it would be as smooth of a transition. The fork would > > be new to Debian... > > > > At any rate, the RFC: Do we want the version by the original author, > > which merges the features from three forks, or do we want the version > > on MELPA. If necessary, I'd be happy to contact Jonathan Marten to > > ask him if he would be willing to push his package to MELPA. > > Being on melpa is not a prerequisite for being in Debian, as long as the > upstream seems maintained. > > I don't use apache so I can't really comment on the merits of the two > modes. I do notice that the emacs-php one has tags, and is more recently > active (2017 vs 2016). So I guess go for that one if you don't find a > better way to break the tie. https://github.com/martenjj/apachemode + original author + merges features from three forks + has a LICENSE file + has an issue tracker + easier to extend by patching keyword lists--CSVs https://github.com/emacs-php/apache-mode/ + more up-to-date + tags releases + could also become the version people come to expect, because it's on MELPA - no description or documentation beyond the short description and a code snippet for how to auto-enable the mode. Ftpmasters would prefer martenjj's copy, because it has a LICENSE file. I've filed an upstream issue to investigate if martenjj would be willing to tag a stable release, and reveal plans for future updates: https://github.com/martenjj/apachemode/issues/1 and have emailed Karl Chen (CCed our list) to address the issues on his copy. Cheers, Nicholas
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