Re: pkg/51757 (pkgsrc/editor/emacs doesn't build default emacs-25.1)

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51757; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/51757 (pkgsrc/editor/emacs doesn't build default emacs-25.1)
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 15:02:50 +0900

 >   >  editors/emacs-snapshot looks older then 25.1,
 >  
 >  Yes, but it'll turn into emacs26 eventually. It makes more sense to
 >  leave the hook in labeled emacs26 (which isn't an officially supported
 >  EMACS_TYPE yet) then to take it out and put it back later and maybe
 >  get it wrong then.
 
 Hmm. It looks confusing (but maybe ok if someone will try newer version)...
 
 >  Yes they are:
 >  
 >   >  .else
 >   >  VER=	${_EMACS_VERSION_MAJOR}
 >   >  REV=	0
 >   >  .endif
 >  
 >  which is fine, if you read the comment explaining what those versions
 >  are for.
 
 Ok, I see.  I wonder why bulkbuild can't catch this failure.
 
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 Izumi Tsutsui