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30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores gnus-posting-styles

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From: Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores gnus-posting-styles
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:15:53 +0000

The "debbugs" package in GNU Elpa archive buffer-locally overrides the
gnus-posting-styles variable in debbugs-gnu-summary-mode.

Personally, I use gnus-posting-styles to configure conditions for when
which email-address should be used.  E.g. I want debbugs.el to always
use the email-address from which I'm now sending this email.  But
debbugs.el won't obey my configuration in gnus-posting-styles.

Let's take a look at the relevant code in debbugs-gnu.el:

    (define-minor-mode debbugs-gnu-summary-mode
      ...
      (set (make-local-variable gnus-posting-styles)
           ...))

(In particular, the second "..." is not an expression that involves the
global default value of gnus-posting-styles.)

Here's how I personally work around this bug:

    (defun debbugs-gnu-summary-append-default-gnus-posting-styles ()
      (when (local-variable-p 'gnus-posting-styles)
        (setq-local gnus-posting-styles
                    (append gnus-posting-styles
                            (default-value 'gnus-posting-styles)))))

    (add-hook 'debbugs-gnu-summary-mode-hook
              #'debbugs-gnu-summary-append-default-gnus-posting-styles)

Message #8 received at 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
Cc: 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74083: 30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores
 gnus-posting-styles
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:45:06 +0100

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Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de> writes:

Hi Mekeor,

> The "debbugs" package in GNU Elpa archive buffer-locally overrides the
> gnus-posting-styles variable in debbugs-gnu-summary-mode.
>
> Personally, I use gnus-posting-styles to configure conditions for when
> which email-address should be used.  E.g. I want debbugs.el to always
> use the email-address from which I'm now sending this email.  But
> debbugs.el won't obey my configuration in gnus-posting-styles.

Well, this was made by intention in order to keep the posting-styles
defined in debbugs-gnu-summary-mode. Could you, pls try the appended
patch? It introduces a new user option
debbugs-gnu-summary-keep-posting-styles. When set to t, your personal
posting-styles shall be kept.

Best regards, Michael.

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Message #17 received at 74083-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
Cc: 74083-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74083: 30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores
 gnus-posting-styles
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:03:37 +0100

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

Hi Mekeor,

> Could you, pls try the appended patch?

No response for a week. So I've pushed the patch to the repository. Will
appear with next debbugs version on GNU ELPA (0.42).

Best regards, Michael.

Message #20 received at 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
To: 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74083: 30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores
 gnus-posting-styles
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:56:41 +0000

2024-11-06 16:03 michael.albinus <at> gmx.de:

> > Could you, pls try the appended patch?
>
> No response for a week. So I've pushed the patch to the
> repository. Will appear with next debbugs version on GNU ELPA (0.42).

Sorry, I did actually try your patch within that week but somehow must
have failed to properly send an email reporting that it worked
well. Thanks for your efforts.

Message #23 received at 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>
Cc: 74083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74083: 30.0.91; GNU Elpa "debbugs" package ignores
 gnus-posting-styles
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:03:21 +0100

Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de> writes:

Hi Meteor,

> Sorry, I did actually try your patch within that week but somehow must
> have failed to properly send an email reporting that it worked
> well. Thanks for your efforts.

Meanwhile, there is Debbugs 0.42 on GNU ELPA. It contains that patch.

Best regards, Michael.

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