Re: Magit-inspired Emacs interface for Sapling (sl)

swithin chan <[email protected]> writes:

> I can make vc-el a standalone package. Maybe Just give me some time. 

It doesn't have to be, it seems totally fair to have vc-sl depend on sl.
I am just wondering it wouldn't make sense to rename the sl (or both?)
package to sapling.

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> On Sunday, August 16, 2026, 10:12 PM, swithin chan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Yes 
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> On Sunday, August 16, 2026, 10:12 PM, Philip Kaludercic <[email protected]> wrote:
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> swithin chan <[email protected]> writes:
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>>  Dear Phillip, 
>> Seperated as two packages vc-sl and sl. 
>> https://github.com/swithinchan/vc-sl/
>> https://github.com/swithinchan/sl
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> So you are saying that you want to have the two packages separated?
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>>    On Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 02:54:21 pm GMT+8, Philip Kaludercic <[email protected]> wrote:  
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>>  swithin chan <[email protected]> writes:
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>> >> Dear Philip1. I have edited the description in the GitHub. Only “fast interface to sapling” is mentioned, not much words referenced to magit package.
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>> > Great.
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>> >> 2. Let me think about it, some of my friends also suggest vc version. I do hope two files can both be used. Maybe separate it.
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>> > OK, just ping me when you have made up your mind.  But do note that if
>> > you want to have two separate packages, it would be best if you also had
>> > two separate repositories.
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>> >> On Sunday, August 16, 2026, 1:36 AM, Philip Kaludercic <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> >> > swithin chan <[email protected]> writes:
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>> >> >>  Dear Philip, I have added the vc backend for this:https://github.com/swithinchan/sl/blob/main/vc-sl.el
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>> >> > Are you proposing having both files in a single package, or having these
>> >> > as separate packages on NonGNU ELPA?  Or do you think the VC version of
>> >> > the package supersede the initial version? 
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>> >> >>    On Saturday, 15 August 2026 at 07:58:07 am GMT+8, swithin chan <[email protected]> wrote:  
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>> >> >>  Anything touching a git need 50 seconds. I keep redefining git
>> >> >> executables (/cmd/git.exe, bin/git.exe, mingw/bin/git.exe) but it
>> >> >> still cost me that much time.  By the way, sometimes my intel i5
>> >> >> opening a file need 7 seconds. I am not sure if there is windows
>> >> >> defender process.  So transient menu spawning new process probably is
>> >> >> not a good idea in windows. 
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>> >> > I am afraid I do not understand how this relates to transient?  This is
>> >> > a UI vs backend question.  All I am saying is that you will confuse
>> >> > users if you sell a "Magit-like UI" without using transient.
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