Re: x-symbol package dangerous in multibyte environment
Thanks for quick answer.
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 Steve Dunham <dunham@cse.msu.edu> wrote:
> Janusz S. Bień wrote:
> > Are you on the debian-emacsen list?
>
> Ok, I'm on it now. Can you please send me a copy of the
> files that demonstrate the problem? And a description of
> what happens.
I send it separately.
>
> Also, the best way to bring a bug to the attention of the
> Debian package maintainer is to file a bug report.
OK
> There
> is a "reportbug" package that should help you out in the
> process.
Do I remember correctly that there is also an Emacs interface to the
bug tracking system?
[...]
> >> * their system does not have the locale command
>
> > The LaTeX commands should be sufficient for a LaTeX documents.
>
> The locale command is in the libc6 package. (In unstable, at least.)
In stable, too. However, I don't think it is relevant. Installing
x-symbol should not force users to use locale if they didn't need it
before.
>
> >> * they don't read the warnings issued by X-Symbol (OK, it's a bit
> >> hidden with Emacs < 21.4).
>
> > GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (from a Debian package) gives no warning at all.
>
> We really should add a system like XEmacs' warning system to
> emacs.
No comments, as I don't know XEmacs.
>
> >> * they don't read carefully the installation instruction while using
> >> beta software.
>
> > The x-symbol is a package from the stable Woody Debian GNU/Linux
> > distribution. One does not read installation instruction when
> > installing a Debian package.
>
> FWIW, the package description does state: "Emacs21 support is still BETA".
My apology - I missed this notice.
>
> >> > This should be remedied as soon as possible, either by you or by the
> >> > Debian package maintainer.
> >>
> >>As I said, probably next week. BTW, you are allowed to send patches.
>
> > I can test the corrected Debian package.
>
> Once the issues are reported to me in detail, I'll address them in
> unstable, and then we can decide what to do with stable.
OK
Best regards
Janusz
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Prof. Janusz S. Bien, Warsaw Uniwersity
http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/~jsbien/
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