GNU bug report logs - #76322
Make ctags a thin wrapper around etags

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Message #60 received at 76322 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76322 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76322: Make ctags a thin wrapper around etags
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:42:12 -0700

On 3/10/25 13:14, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> How about adding a --without-ctags flag, for those of us that never have
> a need for it?

I assume you mean a --disable-ctags option for 'configure'. Yes, that's 
doable. We could also have a --disable-etags if we want people to be 
able to disable ctags without disabling etags. The reverse wouldn't be 
possible (or needed).

This is an independent issue of course.

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