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30.0.50; ERC >5.5: Make M-x erc a more welcoming entry point

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Message #8 received at 60428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me>
To: 60428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: emacs-erc <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60428: 29.0.60; ERC 5.4.1: Fix default-port regression in
 erc-select-read-args
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:41:12 -0800

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v2. Respect `erc-prompt-for-password'. Remove `run-at-time' hack from
regression fix.

"J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me> writes:

> The proposed patch abandons most of the envisioned niceties and
> instead employs a hack to just force a non-local exit and schedule a
> call to `erc-tls' when appropriate. It also instructs users to do that
> themselves in the future (issue an M-x erc-tls, that is). Hopefully,
> this makes for an acceptable compromise.

I've forsaken the first part out of an abundance of caution. So this now
just prints a warning and proceeds with a non-TLS connection. If anyone
finds that unsatisfactory, please say something.

> BTW, a POC patch set far more faithful to the original breadth of the
> feature (and way less hacky) is also attached. Perhaps it'll inform
> further exploration in this area down the road (but not for Emacs 29).

IOW, the de facto goal here is to make interactive `erc' a "universal"
entry point for both plain and TLS connections.

[0000-v1-v2.diff (text/x-patch, attachment)]

[0001-Fix-default-port-regression-in-erc-select-read-args.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

[0002-5.6-Be-smarter-about-switching-to-TLS-from-M-x-erc.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

[0003-5.6-Add-display-option-for-interactive-ERC-invocatio.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

[0004-5.6-Optionally-prompt-for-more-ERC-entry-point-param.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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