Re: pkg/54162: 26.2; emacs/src C files are not in pkgsrc/editors/emacs26/PLIST

[VanL <van@scratch.space>]

> On 14 Jul 2019, at 01:30, Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> The following reply was made to PR pkg/54162; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Subject: Re: pkg/54162: 26.2; emacs/src C files are not in pkgsrc/editors/emacs26/PLIST
> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:26:52 +0100
> 
> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 5:51 AM <van@scratch.space> wrote:
>>        include emacs/src directory C files in the PLIST layout for installation
> 
> Just to make sure I follow: you want the source code to emacs to be
> installed as part of the binary package, so that you can browse the
> emacs source more easily?

There is a variable 'source-directory' if set to a populated directory for 'emacs/src' will allow straight forward hyperlinking to the specific source file's function from the help documentation.

For example, C-h f setq-default has a hyperlink at the end of the first line.

> This seems not super useful, unless you are developing emacs itself.
> Or am I missing something?

IMO it is super helpful to be able to interpret the actual source code.

Perhaps, there is the possibility to provide an option to populate 'emacs/src' directory as part of the install for expected natural behavior.  And, the default behavior tells what needs to be done should a user have no 'emacs/src' and would like that.