GNU bug report logs - #2151
23.0.90; Building the 23.0.90 pretest recompiles Lisp files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:15:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #75 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2151: 23.0.90;   Building the 23.0.90 pretest recompiles
 Lisp files
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:19:07 -0700

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> My guess is that many more people build from CVS than from the release
> tarball.  Most users of the release will use a precompiled package.
> So I care much more about building from CVS than building from
> a tarball.  Also I care more about the build being reliable and
> maintainable, than about it being optimal in all circumstances, so if
> building from the tarball does a bit of extra work, I don't really mind
> as long as it makes maintenance easier.

Is there a reliable way to count CVS users vs. tarball users?

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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