Re: syncing from Emacs to Gnus

[Stefan Monnier]

>     (1) When enhancing some Gnus functionality, we often need to modify
>       Gnus files as well as library files.  Example: Some change in
>       nnimap.el might need a change in imap.el as well (e.g. adding a
>       new optional argument).

> Gnus depends on lots of files in Emacs.  These are just like the
> others -- general purpose facilities (we moved them BECAUSE they are
> general purpose) which Gnus happens to use.  They should NEVER have
> been included in Gnus.

In many/most cases they were written specifically for Gnus, so I cannot
agree with the above.


        Stefan