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Obsoleting package-x.el

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:10:55 -0800

Severity: wishlist

I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
scripts for this.

If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.

Message #8 received at 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Subject: Re: bug#76194: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:26:27 -0500

> I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
> unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
> since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
> hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
> scripts for this.
>
> If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
> should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.

+1


        Stefan

Message #11 received at 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#76194: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:27:43 +0000

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
>> unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
>> since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
>> hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
>> scripts for this.
>>
>> If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
>> should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.
>
> +1

+1 from me as well.  Should we move the file to elpa.git?

>
>         Stefan

Message #14 received at 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76194: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:30:47 -0800

Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>> I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
>>> unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
>>> since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
>>> hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
>>> scripts for this.
>>>
>>> If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
>>> should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.
>>
>> +1
>
> +1 from me as well.

Thanks.

> Should we move the file to elpa.git?

If you think it's worth the effort then feel free.

Message #19 received at 76194-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 76194-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#76194: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:49:08 -0800

Version: 31.1

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>
>>>> I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
>>>> unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
>>>> since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
>>>> hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
>>>> scripts for this.
>>>>
>>>> If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
>>>> should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.
>>>
>>> +1
>>
>> +1 from me as well.
>
> Thanks.

Now done.  See commits f7867e68565 and 5d4927192a2.

I'm consequently closing this bug report.

>> Should we move the file to elpa.git?
>
> If you think it's worth the effort then feel free.

Please go ahead with this if you think that it's appropriate.

Message #22 received at 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#76194: Obsoleting package-x.el
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:13:01 +0000

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>
>>>> I think we should obsolete package-x.el, which contains largely
>>>> unmaintained code to keep an ELPA package archive.  This is undocumented
>>>> since 2019, lacking (e.g. doesn't support signed packages), and is
>>>> hardly used by anyone.  For example, MELPA and GNU ELPA have their own
>>>> scripts for this.
>>>>
>>>> If there is any interest in it, I'd suggest that interested parties
>>>> should pick it up and continue its development on GNU ELPA instead.
>>>
>>> +1
>>
>> +1 from me as well.
>
> Thanks.
>
>> Should we move the file to elpa.git?
>
> If you think it's worth the effort then feel free.

Should be done:

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/elpa.git/log/?h=externals/package-x
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/elpa.git/commit/?id=c74b93d920416d806190fde813b5452e1ae66d0f

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