GNU bug report logs - #62320
30.0.50; Thoughts about (info "(emacs) Bugs")

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #40 received at 62320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 62320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62320: 30.0.50; Thoughts about (info "(emacs) Bugs")
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:53:21 +0300

> From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 62320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:42:02 -0400
> 
> I suggest that any node over 50 lines long is a long node, so it is good
> to split th enode into several nodes that are reasonable in size.
> Or at least close.

If the node enumerates a long-enough list of actions or checks that
belong to the same procedure, breaking it into several nodes makes the
reading harder.

But of course, I agree with the general principle.  Although 50 is too
small a number, IME; I think 150 is a better limit.
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