The *sml-mode* package does thus:
1) It installs the following into
/etc/emacs/site-start.d/50sml-mode.el:
(setq load-path (cons (concat "/usr/share/" (symbol-name flavor)
"/site-lisp/sml-mode") load-path)) .
2) It uses *debconf* to ask¹ whether *sml-mode* should be installed
site-wide. If so, the following is appended to
/etc/emacs/site-start.d/50sml-mode.el:
(load "sml-mode-startup") .
> Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > The general rule is to prompt if general setup overrides Emacs
> > behaviour. So don't prompt if no version of Emacs support this
> > mode, but prompt otherwise (e.g. auctex overrides regular
> > latex-mode, so it prompts).
OK. [This "general rule" should be added to the Emacs Policy, then.]
Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Ah, I see. That makes sense. Well, in this case there isn't a
> predefined sml mode, so prompting is probably unnecessary, no?
Hmm, well, there are /many/ emacs add-ons. Each individual user might
want some particular add-on. If I were administering a site with
thousands of users, I would not load /every/ emacs add-on, site-wide.
("What the heck is Standard ML, anyway?")
On the other hand, for me, my laptop, and I, it makes sense to install
site-wide an add-on that all we users use :-).
Furthermore, what happens when two emacs modes claim the same file-name
extensions (eg., ".p")?
In conclusion, If I am not missing something obvious, I think the
"general rule" should be reconsidered; but if you all insist, I will
remove the "Install site-wide" *debconf* question from postinst.
Thanks for taking the time to inspect my package!
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Jens Peter Secher
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¹ The debconf question is given a low priority, so the administrator
will only be asked if he insists on being asked silly questions.
