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

[VanL <van@scratch.space>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/54162; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: VanL <van@scratch.space>
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Subject: Re: pkg/54162: 26.2; emacs/src C files are not in pkgsrc/editors/emacs26/PLIST
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:47:39 +1000

 > On 14 Jul 2019, at 01:30, Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
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 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/54162; it has been noted by =
 GNATS.
 >=20
 > 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
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 > 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
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 > 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.=