GNU bug report logs - #19913
25.0.50; Add target version(s) information to etc/CONTRIBUTE

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 19913-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#19913: 25.0.50;
 Add target version(s) information to etc/CONTRIBUTE
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:10:44 +0800
Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I think you're making this more complicated than it is.
> Code for Emacs itself should be compatible with the trunk.
> Anything else is pointless.
> Code for elpa.gnu.org should be compatible with the latest Emacs release.
> If you want to support older releases, fine, but IMO a waste of time.

I'm certainly not saying this *should* be the convention, I thought it
already *was*, based on the automatic builds. If that's not the case, then
there's no need to do anything, and this bug should be closed.




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