[emacs-berlin] Proposal for the next meetup

[jman]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus at gmx.de> writes:

> Could you, please, indicate which Emacs version you are using? And also
> the respective package versions?

I am on Emacs 29.4 and I don't know right off the bat which version and
where do these packages come from.

> And well, this is just a short selection of packages from the NonGNU
> ELPA and MELPA, randomly chosen because you use them. Packages from
> these archives are known for ignoring compiler warnings (often due to
> compatibility problems between different Emacs versions). If we would
> choose to fix this, it would be Sysyphos work.

Apologies for my probably ill-advised initial enthusiasm, I didn't think
about the implications you mention, that's good context. Of course I
don't want anyone to work for free on anything. I am not even attached
to any particular package listed in my TODO file, work could be carried
out on any package we might choose.

I paused for a second when reading "Sysyphos work" before realizing that
you are implying that it would just be wasted resources - am I reading
it correctly?

> Note, that patches for these archives are usually sent to the package
> maintainer, via a pull request or whatever. It is up to her/him to apply
> the patch, or not.

good to point out that the maintainer is of course under no obligation
to accept patches (that's part of the F/LOSS game).

Best,