Bug#753999: debian-policy: please switch to emacs24

[Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>]

Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> writes:

> Gabriele Giacone <1o5g4r8o@gmail.com> (2014-07-06):

>> --- debian/control.orig	2014-07-06 13:10:21.364467678 +0200
>> +++ debian/control	2014-07-06 13:10:36.516651745 +0200
>> @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
>>                 debiandoc-sgml (>= 1.1.47),
>>                 docbook-dsssl,
>>                 docbook-xml,
>> -               emacs23,
>> +               emacs,
>>                 groff,
>>                 jade,
>>                 links | elinks,
>
> I don't think so:
> | # Currently, emacs23 is required (xemacs is not sufficient).
> | EMACS   := emacs23

Assuming I understand what you're saying, the emacs metapackage is
solely for FSF emacs.  Currently:

  Depends: emacs24 | emacs24-lucid | emacs24-nox, ${misc:Depends}

Presumably there could eventually be an xemacs metapackage as well.

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Rob Browning
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