Re: Debian installation bug report with current package and Emacs 28.1

Hi Dirk.  I'm not sure if this helps to answer your question, but I've
been using the MELPA version of ESS for quite a long time with a
snapshot of the development version of emacs (currently 29.0.58) and it
(mostly) works for me.  This is on Ubuntu 20.04

I have the following in my dot.emacs-equivalent file to fix a problem
with fontification (colors) that I think has been discussed on the ESS
list.  I don't think that this has been fixed yet, but I could be wrong.
More importantly, I think that it only pops up with the development
version of emacs (29.0.xx).

(defun my-inferior-ess-init ()
  (setq-local ansi-color-for-comint-mode 'filter))
(add-hook 'inferior-ess-mode-hook 'my-inferior-ess-init))

I also have an annoying problem with C-l in *R* process buffers: if the
cursor is at the active R prompt, it will move the prompt to the center
and to the top of the buffer window, but it does not take it to the
bottom (usually it would cycle between those 3 positions instead of just
2).  However, I think that this has something to do with my particular
setup.  (It's funny how much I took this feature for granted until it
stopped working.)

Anyway, to sum up, I would guess that whatever is in MELPA would work,
modulo the startup message about package cl being deprecated.

I hope that helps, or at least that I didn't completely misinterpret
your question.  I wouldn't use a Debian package for something I could
get on ELPA or MELPA anyway, but purists may be anti-MELPA (???) and I
guess ESS isn't on ELPA, so ...

Brett

P.S. ESS is such an important part of the Emacs eco-system, it should be
integrated into Emacs, but I suppose there are many reasons why this
won't happen in our lifetimes.



Dirk Eddelbuettel via ESS-help <[email protected]> writes:

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> Hi all,
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> I just got a fresh (and detailed) bug reports at
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>    https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbugs.debian.org%2F1017829&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpresnell%40ufl.edu%7C4a393aabb41449891ba808da8380efbf%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C637966887070132698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A75sYZ7%2FXLXcV3sBGBQAIlyaoWe498GyenjL0krHmjk%3D&amp;reserved=0
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> which details issue with the package I look after ("frozen" at the last
> official release) and the current emacs-gtk 28.1.
>
> I find myself between a rock and a hard place here. I would prefer an updated
> release, but of course as discussed here before "that ain't easy" and while I
> could switch to a melpa tarball I am a little worried I may then get side
> effects from the less tested combinations of what melpa has (and needs) and
> what may be in Debian to satisfy those dependencies.  Thoughts?
>
> Best,  Dirk

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