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[PATCH] gnu: Add emacs-vhdl-mode.

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Message #11 received at 68386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Cayetano Santos <csantosb <at> inventati.org>
Cc: 68386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#68386] [PATCH v1] gnu: Add emacs-vhdl-mode.
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:46:29 -0500

Hi,

Cayetano Santos <csantosb <at> inventati.org> writes:

> * gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm (emacs-vhdl-mode): New variable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cayetano Santos <csantosb <at> inventati.org>
> ---
>  gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
> index 1d99fb30ff..dcd16caaa9 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
> @@ -7999,6 +7999,24 @@ (define-public emacs-rspec
>  snippets for yasnippet.")
>        (license license:gpl3+))))
>  
> +(define-public emacs-vhdl-mode
> +  (package
> +    (name "emacs-vhdl-mode")
> +    (version "3.39.3")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method url-fetch)
> +       (uri (string-append "https://iis-people.ee.ethz.ch/~zimmi/emacs/vhdl-mode-"
> +                           version ".tar.gz"))
> +       (sha256
> +        (base32 "1yvh4gyig8hgf5pahajjgsgp4jpzwgmlprwzsfybqxrcfza6f3yq"))))
> +    (build-system emacs-build-system)
> +    (home-page "https://iis-people.ee.ethz.ch/~zimmi/emacs/vhdl-mode.html")
> +    (synopsis "Major mode for VHDL")
> +    (description
> +     "This Emacs package provides a mode for the VHDL programming language.")
> +    (license license:gpl3+)))

Since there already is a 'vhdl-mode' package shipped with Emacs, I think
it's important to describe how this one differs (what improvements, features,
refinements, etc. does it provide that would make it worth considering
it instead of the default Emacs-provided option?).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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