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Possible code removal in eshell/diff (em-unix.el)

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: emacs <at> unbit.co.uk, 65245 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#65245: Possible code removal in eshell/diff (em-unix.el)
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:54:48 +0300

> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:32:34 -0700
> Cc: emacs <at> unbit.co.uk, 65245 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
> 
> On 8/13/2023 9:49 AM, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> > Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> > 
> >> It would have been prudent to wait for the Eshell maintainer
> > 
> > Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for next time.  Kudos to Jim for taking
> > on the work of maintaining eshell!
> 
> Thanks, this all looks right to me, though I haven't tested it out in 
> practice. For minor changes like this (especially for code that long 
> predates my involvement), I don't think there's any real harm in others 
> committing changes without first getting an ok from me. Still, it's 
> probably reasonable to be on the safe side and let me take a look first 
> (unless I'm nonresponsive for a while, of course).

Changes in any Emacs package that has an active maintainer should be
coordinated with that maintainer.  The only exceptions are obvious
fixes like typos, clear omissions, and other such stuff.

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