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Re: [Laurent.Bonnaud@inpg.fr: Bug#192131: ocaml: postinst fails with xemacs]



On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 03:36:29PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> En réponse à Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>:
> 
> > > BTW, I'd advice that you provide the emacs mode separately, in
> > > a package called "ocaml-mode".
> > 
> > Ok, i can do that, but i don't really like it a lot. It is part of the
> > ocaml source package, and any trouble i would have with the emacs mode
> > would mean a new upload to ocaml also.
> 
> But even when there is a problem with this mode shipped _inside_ ocaml
> would mean a new ocaml upload anyway.

Yes, exactly what i was saying, if it requires a new upload anyway,
there is no gain in complicating things and shipping the ocaml mode in
an extra package.

> > Another solution would be to not ship the emacs mode from the ocaml
> > package and create a new source package containing the emacs mode, or
> > maybe even add it to the existing package which contains the
> > alternative
> > emacs mode, maintained by Ralf, if i am not wrong.
> > 
> > Ralf, what do you think about this ?
> 
> I think it would be a good idea. And even a better idea for you since
> you are not an Emacs user.

:)))

Altough i suppose that uploading a new ocaml with a patch applied
doesn't cost much anyway.

> Are there any Ocaml users using this ocaml mode rather than the
> Tuareg mode ?

I think this mailing list is to restricted a forum to answer this
question. The ocaml mode is the standard shipped by upstream, so i
suppose the ocaml team at least use it.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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