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bug#41497: 28.0.50; Flawed text formatting of files like etc/TODO, etc/N
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Robert Pluim |
Subject: |
bug#41497: 28.0.50; Flawed text formatting of files like etc/TODO, etc/NEWS, etc. |
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Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:20:35 +0200 |
>>>>> On Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:29:38 +0200, Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> said:
Bastien> Temporary note:
Bastien> +++ indicates that all relevant manuals in doc/ have been
updated.
Bastien> --- means no change in the manuals is needed.
Bastien> When you add a new item, use the appropriate mark if you are
sure it
Bastien> applies, and please also update docstrings as needed.
Bastien> So, +++ both mean that no action is needed, either because the
manuals
Bastien> have been updated already or because they don't need any update.
If
Bastien> this is meant as a call to action for Emacs maintainers, what is it
Bastien> (since both say that things are okay)? If this is meant to the
users,
Bastien> what info is conveyed here? What means "Temporary note": is it
Bastien> because --- and +++ are removed right before the release?
Itʼs supposed to be a signal from the person who made the change to
the Emacs maintainers. Lack of both +++ and --- means 'I didnʼt
check', and theyʼre removed just before release.
Bastien> What about getting rid of --- and +++ in these files and moving the
Bastien> message is conveys (about the need for an update of the manuals)
in
Bastien> the etc/TODO file, or in a dedicated etc/PRERELEASE file?
Itʼs a temporary note, I think itʼs important that the message it
conveys be in NEWS where the changes are made rather than in a
separate file (and PRERELEASE doesnʼt work, since these annotations
need to be done as changes are committed, not a year later just before
release).
Robert