GNU bug report logs - #26181
Remove etags

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:16:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #6 received at 26181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Francesco Potortì
 <pot <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 26181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26181: Remove etags
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:39:41 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:15:18 -0400
> 
> I would like to suggest removing etags so that the time saved can be
> spent on other things.

What is considered a replacement?  The two I know about, GNU Global
and Exuberant ctags, don't have support for some of the languages we
support in etags (e.g., Ada).  And Exuberant ctags seems not to be
developed anymore(?).
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