On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Vincent Bernat <[email protected]> wrote: > ❦ 11 mars 2016 19:32 GMT, Wei Liu <[email protected]> : > >>> I am not referring to all the ancient mails you mentioned, just a little >>> pointer in order to see if it could be maybe possible to have an >>> alternate package of GNU GLOBAL which can add the recent improvements, >>> and let the users decide in an individual basis which one fits best >>> their needs. >>> >> >> Someone proposed this in the bug report I linked above. The idea was >> turned down. > > If there is someone motivated enough to take over the packaging of > global, we can submit the question to the technical committee. This is > an hostile move but the situation is unlikely to go forward. > > Maybe Punit would like to resume its work on packaging a more recent > version (removing the CGI stuff to avoid the only known problem).
I'd be up for upgrading the package and addressing any issues. As it is, I am a regular global user and once the package has been updated, it shouldn't take too much effort keeping it that way. > -- > Tell the truth or trump--but get the trick. > -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
