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Underappreciated Builtin: Grand Unified Debugger
5 days ago
- The Grand Unified Debugger (GUD) in Emacs is an underappreciated built-in feature that supports multiple debuggers like GDB, LLDB, Perl, Java, Python, and others.
- A demo using GDB with a Fibonacci program shows how to set breakpoints via fringe clicks, use toolbar buttons (Run, Next Line, Step Line, Up/Down Stack), and manage breakpoints in a dedicated window.
- GUD provides features like an I/O window for output, variable inspection by hovering, a locals window, and variable watching for automatic updates when values change.
Simple, beautiful Emacs modeline: modusregel
3 days ago
- Modusregel is a clean, elegant mode line package for Emacs, compatible with both GUI and terminal interfaces.
- It features smart major mode name prettification, support for Tree-Sitter variants, and built-in indicators for Eglot and Flymake.
- Designed for performance with lightweight, dependency-free Emacs Lisp code.
- Includes minimalist Unicode icons for buffer states like modified, read-only, remote, and LSP active.
- Installation via package managers like Elpaca, with configurable global or window-local mode line settings.
- Licensed under GNU GPL v3+ for code and GNU FDL v1.3+ for documentation.
- Adheres to AI policy requiring human oversight in contributions and prohibits autonomous AI agents.
- Follows a code of conduct promoting inclusivity, respect, and collaboration inspired by GNU ideals.
- Project encourages community contributions via email contact and public backlog/kanban boards.
- Compatible with keycast package for displaying key bindings in the mode line, with example configurations provided.
Two new experimental MELPA channels
a day ago
- MELPA introduced two new experimental channels: MELPA Snapshots and MELPA Releases, which will eventually replace the traditional MELPA unstable and stable channels.
- The new snapshots channel uses version strings in the format RELEASE.0.YYYYMMDD.COUNT to avoid the issue where snapshot versions incorrectly appear greater than release versions.
- MELPA now consults both git/mercurial tags and library headers to determine the latest release, increasing package coverage in the releases channel to 6207 packages.
- Package maintainers are advised to align version tags with library header bumps to ensure consistent release identification across different ELPAs.
- Users switching to the new snapshots channel must remove and reinstall packages due to version string changes, using specific configuration updates.
- MyELPA is introduced as a simplified project for publishing personal ELPAs, reducing the need to add all packages to MELPA and easing maintainer workload.
- Financial support for MELPA and related projects is requested from users who benefit from the work.
New contributors to GNU Emacs over time
2 hours ago
- The author investigated first-time contributors to Emacs by analyzing Git commit history, tracking unique author identities over time.
- A cumulative plot revealed a noticeable increase in new contributors around 2010, suggesting a shift in contribution patterns or project management.
- Possible reasons for the change include migration from CVS to Bazaar and then Git, or adjustments in how patches are attributed to authors.

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Underappreciated Builtin: Grand Unified Debugger

Simple, beautiful Emacs modeline: modusregel

Two new experimental MELPA channels

New contributors to GNU Emacs over time