[emacs-berlin] Proposal for the next meetup

[Michael Albinus]

jman <emacs-berlin at city17.xyz> writes:

Hi,

>> Could you, please, indicate which Emacs version you are using? And also
>> the respective package versions?
>
> I am on Emacs 29.4 and

Good.

> I don't know right off the bat which version and
> where do these packages come from.

If you upgrade all these packages to their latest version it shall be
good enough.

>> 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.

I do not want to stop anybody's enthusiams!

> 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?

No, it wouldn't be wasted resource. But it might take more effort to
reach your goal, warning-free compilation. And "Sysyphos work" was meant
for fixing *all* packages in MELPA and NonGNU ELPA.

Your other goal, learning more about Elisp, is a honest target anyway.

> Best,

Best regards, Michael.