GNU bug report logs - #48592
[PATCH 0/2] Support plural forms of Author and Maintainer library headers

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Message #29 received at 48592 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 48592 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 Jonas Bernoulli <jonas <at> bernoul.li>
Subject: Re: bug#48592: [PATCH 0/2] Support plural forms of Author and
 Maintainer library headers
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 13:48:43 +0200

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

>> But maybe I'm the odd one out here.  Does anyone else have an opinion
>> on adding these headers?
>
> These are "protocol"-ish headers (i.e., for machines to parse), and
> should not be changed or extended.

Indeed. Something like (lm-header "Author") wouldn't work for the
keyword "Authors".

Best regards, Michael.

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