CVS update by michaelk packages/xemacs-packages/ediff, ediff-vers.el, ediff-ptch.el, ediff-init.el, ediff-diff.el ...

[Michael Kifer]

OK, I'll fix it so that it will use the old version of require.

> Michael Kifer writes:
> 
>  > So, perhaps 21.4 should use an older ediff package?
> 
> There is only one set of packages, by design.  Not an option without a
> radical change in policy.
> 
>  > This update was mostly a cleanup, and it is appropriate to use the newer
>  > API.
> 
> Well, only for Emacs, which abandons support for old versions as soon
> as a new one is released.  XEmacs doesn't do that.  Until we make
> another release, our policy is to support the 21.4 interfaces as they
> are.
> 
> We do not intend for you personally to be bound by our policy.  If you
> do not want to deal with the divergence between your version and
> XEmacs CVS implied by our policy, that's our problem of course.
> 
> Updating `require' in 21.4 to the 3-argument version used in Emacs and
> in 21.5 is up to Vin Shelton who is the 21.4 gatekeeper.
> 
> Vin?  It's not a terribly invasive change to 21.4, but it will force
> upgrades on all ediff users.
>