> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:56:00 +0200 > From: Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> > Cc: bug-gnulib@gnu.org, rogerdp...@gmail.com > > > As some point, I want to get rid of the initialize() function and assume > > a new enough version of the OS. > > When that happens, Emacs will not be able to use Gnulib's gettime.c > module, sadly. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I meant on Windows, of course. Look, this is an old argument, and we've disagreed about it more than once. My point is that there's a difference between when you stop _testing_ your code on some old platform, as opposed to when you deliberately break the build for that platform. You want to do the latter; I'm saying do the former, and let people who use the old platform, such as they exist, test it for you and report problems. There's no "cruft" in the code we are talking about. It's valid code, it is simple, easily understood, and doesn't present any maintenance burdens. Why remove it? Just because Microsoft decided to EOL those old systems? The GNU project is supposed to have its own set of values and considerations about that. For example, we could consider the many installations of those old versions in Third World countries as being important enough for not dropping those systems. That's what Emacs does, and I urge Gnulib to do the same.
