Re: Name dtache.el

[Niklas Eklund]

May 20, 2022 16:32:05 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:

> Niklas Eklund [2022-05-20 14:23:46] wrote:
> > I have gotten around to update the name of the package from dtache ->
> > detached.el.
>
> Is it really necessary?

I think it's desirable to make the switch, even though I dislike the 
annoyance it creates. I think its good to do the switch now then later 
on.

I have done commits renaming all the files and functions so updating the 
package archives is the last step.

> > I am not sure what to do about the name of the branch, if I was 
> > suppose
> > to update that or if a maintainer can do that to make it aligned with
> > the new name.
>
> Renaming requires some manual tweaking, yes.  I can take care of that.

Great

> But more importantly it's an annoyance for your users since updates
> won't be applied for them, so they may end up stuck at the old
> `dtache.el` release without realizing there's a new version under
> a different name.  We currently don't have any way to inform
> `package-update` and friends about a renaming :-(

Yes, that's unfortunate of course. Since I merged the renames of files 
and functions to the new names I thought that would indirectly inform 
users about the change.

Although those relying on releases won't get that information then. Maybe 
one solution to that is that I release a new version and only update the 
recipe ones it has become available on ELPA?

/Niklas