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Re: Updated eudcb-mab.el
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Thomas Fitzsimmons |
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Re: Updated eudcb-mab.el |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:52:28 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Danie,
Danie Roux <address@hidden> writes:
> Dear Emacs-devel,
>
> I've updated eudcb-mab.el to directly query the contacts database,
> instead of using an external application.
It looks like you're still relying on an external application, sqlite3,
instead of "contacts", right?
> Is this useful, what do I need to do to get the official version
> updated?
It seems like an improvement to depend on a standard executable like
sqlite3, yes. It probably makes sense to change eudcb-mab in the way
you're suggesting rather than providing a new backend eudcb-mab-sqlite,
right? Is this patch backward compatible with the "contacts" format?
If not, do you have a sense for how common the "contacts" format is
these days? Would it make sense to obsolete the contacts format and
support only the sqlite3 format in Emacs 25?
> Please find the changed version attached.
There are formatting issues where some lines are too long. Please wrap
those.
Are you able to provide a test database file with example data and a
test procedure for using it for completion? That would be a useful
addition. I haven't been able to test the MAB backend myself because I
don't have access to a Mac OS or GNUstep system.
Do you have a copyright assignment on file? This patch may be small
enough that one is not required; maybe someone else could comment on
this?
Thanks,
Thomas