GNU bug report logs - #36301
Package-Requires should support multiple lines

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Message #15 received at 36301-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim <at> fitzsim.org>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 36301-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36301: Package-Requires should support multiple lines
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:03:40 -0400

Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com> writes:

> severity 36301 wishlist
> quit
>
> Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim <at> fitzsim.org> writes:
>
>> The Package-Requires line in my GNU ELPA package, Excorporate, is much
>> longer than 80 characters and I would like to wrap it.  It would be nice
>> if package.el allowed Package-Requires to span multiple lines (see
>> patch).  It's probably too late to change this but I thought I'd file a
>> bug report anyway.
>
> I don't see a problem with changing it now, except that you won't be
> able to actually wrap the Package-Requires line in Excorporate until
> that package requires Emacs 27 or later.

OK, I pushed the change to master.

Thanks,
Thomas

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