Re: Bug #29083: Is it OK to add a new function to the emacs-26 branch?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "John Wiegley" <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:05:49 -0700
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> >>>>> "AM" == Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> AM> However, the OP has requested that a function which actually displays this
> AM> name be put into CC Mode. Would it still be OK to do this on the emacs-26
> AM> branch, or is this branch now closed for such things?
> 
> I think that since we're now prepping for release with pretests out there,
> it's become too late. Nothing stops us from getting a 26.2 out the door soon
> after, though.

That's true, but OTOH a new function that doesn't affect anything
(because it isn't called from any place) cannot do much harm.  So I
tend to allow this exception.