GNU bug report logs - #63536
Function to update Emacs itself (for example 29.1 to 29.2)

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Message #14 received at 63536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andrew Goh <andrewgoh95 <at> yahoo.com.sg>
Cc: 63536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63536: Feature Request
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 16:37:24 +0300

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> Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:09 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Andrew Goh <andrewgoh95 <at> yahoo.com.sg>
> 
> Updates of GNU Emacs.  Many software tools out in the proprietary world have such a feature.

So you want a command to check whether a newer Emacs is available?
But where should this command look?  Many (most?) people install
precompiled binaries prepared by their distros, and I assume those
distros have their "check for updates" service or something?

We could check on the GNU FTP site, but how many users will want to
download and build Emacs from sources?

What do other people think about this?

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