bug#53744: 27.2; [debbugs] soap-client.el: `string-search' (void function?)

[Michael Albinus]

Mattias Engdegård <mattiase@acm.org> writes:

Hi Mattias,

>> soap-client.el is used also for older Emacsen via GNU ELPA.
>
> Thanks you, that file has now been changed not to use `string-search` or 
> `string-replace`.

Thanks. Perhaps it needs also a new version in order to be visible on
GNU ELPA, don't know. Thomas might know.

> Emacs is becoming a mine-field with all these core packages. In particular, 
> soap-client does not advertise its required Emacs version in the 
> Package-Requires: line. What Emacs version would be the appropriate minimum?
> Without knowing that, it's difficult to ensure that the package works for the 
> intended configurations.

Yes. debbugs requires (emacs "25.1"), I would appreciate if soap-client
could do the same.

Best regards, Michael.