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

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/54162: 26.2; emacs/src C files are not in
 pkgsrc/editors/emacs26/PLIST
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:32:57 +0000

 On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 09:47:39PM +1000, VanL wrote:
  > > 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.
 
 Are you talking about the elisp library sources, or the Emacs C
 sources?
 
  > > 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.
 
 ISTM that the best way to do this is to untar the distfile in your
 homedir somewhere and set source-directory in your .emacs.
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost