Subject: bug#59346: Adding sqlite-backup

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:52:55 +0200

> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:17:21 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Andrew Hyatt <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
> 
> When SQLite is already included in Emacs, it should not expect then
> that external SQLite related software is available on the system.

I disagree.  We included sqlite support in Emacs to let Lisp programs
gain access to databases, but we didn't intend to make Emacs a
platform for developing full-fledged sqlite applications.  And I see
nothing wrong with using external applications for DB administration,
especially since the tools to do that come with the same sqlite
installation as the library.

> It is logical that Emacs with SQLite included should have proper way
> of doing backup without relying on external tools.

You take that logic too far beyond our intent.