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

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From: Benjamin Riefenstahl <b.riefenstahl <at> turtle-trading.net>
To: 63536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63536: Feature Request
Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 15:36:10 +0200

Hi Eli,

Eli Zaretskii writes:
> 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?

Since you asked for it ;-):

I dislike it when programs annoy me with dialog boxes like that at
startup.  I start a program because I want to do something that uses it,
not to maintain the program.

I use Debian and I like working with its package management.  It is
especially bad when programs tell me they have a new version, but the
package manager doesn't actually have it.

I also do not always want the latest version of any program in the first
place, as long as the current version still does what I want.

Regards, benny

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