GNU bug report logs - #50999
29.0.50; Deleting libraries obsolete since Emacs 24

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 21:43:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #71 received at 50999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: luangruo <at> yahoo.com, 50999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org,
 stefan <at> marxist.se, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50999: [External] : bug#50999: 29.0.50; Deleting libraries
 obsolete since Emacs 24
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:57:38 +0200

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> CC: "larsi <at> gnus.org" <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
>         "luangruo <at> yahoo.com"
> 	<luangruo <at> yahoo.com>,
>         "50999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <50999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
>         "stefan <at> marxist.se" <stefan <at> marxist.se>, "rms <at> gnu.org" <rms <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:35:06 +0000
> Accept-Language: en-US
> 
> > > The point is that there's no obligation to make
> > > changes (maintenance or other) to code that you've
> > > declared is "obsolete".
> > 
> > It's easy for you to say that, since you don't have to pick up the
> > gauntlet of the maintenance.  The downside is non-negligible.
> 
> What's the obligation to maintain any particular
> obsolete code?

Lars answered that up-thread.
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