On 30/06/08 12:53, Ben Schmidt wrote:
>> I would
>> like to suggest a new project, with the simple purpose to gather or to link,
>> to all those patches from different sources for different purposes and
>> needs, that are not *yet* on the mainline or for some reasons they will
>> never be.
>>
>> This will help:
>>
>> - to redirect people when looking for a feature that is not yet
>> available in the mainline
>> - to help Bram integrate a patch, when the patch is mature or there
>> is a demand for it
>> - to be easy to contribute for a (possible) better implementation
>> or for a simple fix
>> - to have a centralized place to all those patches, to help users
>> extend their vim in various (sometimes unlimited) ways
>>
>> I know at least (besides Markus Heidelberg's relativenumber patch):
>>
>> [1] Vince Negri's Conseal patch
>> [2] Bill McCArthy's& Ben Schmidt's (some more math functions)
>> [3] Konstantin Korikov's langmapmb (very useful in multibyte locales)
>> [4] vimGdb
>> [5] vimshell
>>
>> ... and I am sure there might be others.
>>
>> As a host I would suggest code google [6], as it has svn access, an issue
>> tracker and a wiki. A link to this project from the official vim site, will
>> be appropriate (with the usual warnings), although not strictly
>> necessary. A link also from the vim wiki it seems natural.
>>
>> Just an idea.
>
> I too have been thinking for some time that something like this would be
> useful.
>
> I was thinking on a much smaller scale: just thinking that a 'patches'
> section on Vim.org, the same but separate from the scripts section could
> be good.
>
> Of course, it would be even better if the vim.org search system worked
> better as has been the subject of a fair amount of recent discussion.
>
> Of course, I have no objection to something on a larger scale if there's
> someone out there who can maintain such a thing!
>
> Ben.
The problem with patches is bit-rot. Scripts will usually remain valid,
even when unattended; patches must be cared for, or after some time they
won't apply anymore.
Best regards,
Tony.
--
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