GNU bug report logs - #76196
[PATCH] Make nnweb.el do something useful

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Message #27 received at 76196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: James Thomas <jimjoe <at> gmx.net>
To: 76196 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Andrew Cohen <acohen <at> ust.hk>,
 Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#76196: Obsoleting gnus/nnweb.el
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:22:02 +0530

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James Thomas writes:

> James Thomas writes:
>
>> Andrew Cohen writes:
>>
>>> I asked on emacs.gnus.general to see if anyone was using nnweb. Although
>>> the number of responses was small, at least one person, James Thomas,
>>> continues to use it. He has, for example, updated the defaults to use
>>> help-gnu-emacs. This looks potentially useful, and if James (copied
>>> here) is willing to work on this I would suggest fixing nnweb rather
>>> than obsoleting it.
>>
>> Please hold on; I'll send in an updated patch, with the article washing
>> also included.
>>
>> (Thanks for linking to this bug)
>
> IDK if this is the right place for it, but here it is:
>
>
>
> The help-gnu-emacs is only illustrative: may be replaced with the name
> of any of the GNU mailing lists. May be tested by:
> G w emacs-help RET <unique string> RET
>
> Further work could involve gnus-summary-refer-thread working with a new
> 'gnus-search-web' for the related messages of a search result. Also,
> with customization, as a search and gnus-refer-article-method for users
> of public-inbox (public-inbox.org).

Here's an updated version:

[0001-Update-nnweb-for-searching-Emacs's-lists'-archives.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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I hope to add thread-referral later.

Regards,
James

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