GNU bug report logs - #44139
Consider remove package emacs-cl-generic

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From: Zhu Zihao <all_but_last <at> 163.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Consider remove package emacs-cl-generic
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:30:29 +0800

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According to the description of emacs-cl-generic, it exists to provide
some backward compatibility for old Emacsen(< 25)

However, the Guix already package Emacs 27(even 28 on master branch).
IMO, emacs-cl-generic have done its job and we no longer need it.

Package emacs-finalize depends on emacs-cl-generic, it should still work
after we remove this dependency. If user install this package
accidentally, it may shadow the real cl-generic.el bundled with Emacs itself. 


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Message #10 received at 44139-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Zhu Zihao <all_but_last <at> 163.com>
Cc: 44139-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44139: Consider remove package emacs-cl-generic
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:41:32 -0400

Hello,

Zhu Zihao <all_but_last <at> 163.com> writes:

> According to the description of emacs-cl-generic, it exists to provide
> some backward compatibility for old Emacsen(< 25)
>
> However, the Guix already package Emacs 27(even 28 on master branch).
> IMO, emacs-cl-generic have done its job and we no longer need it.
>
> Package emacs-finalize depends on emacs-cl-generic, it should still work
> after we remove this dependency. If user install this package
> accidentally, it may shadow the real cl-generic.el bundled with Emacs itself. 

The package has now been removed (commit f1939f7d16), and emacs-finalize
no longer depend on it.

Thank you for the report!

Closing,

Maxim

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