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[PATCH v2 09/11] contrib: remove "emacs" directory

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
May 9, 2025, 09:17 UTC
Message-ID
<20250509-pks-contrib-spring-cleanup-v2-9-14e20d95ec68@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<20250509-pks-contrib-spring-cleanup-v2-0-14e20d95ec68@pks.im>

While the "emacs/" directory still exists, all of its code has been replaced with stubs in 6d5ed4836db (git{,-blame}.el: remove old bitrotting Emacs code, 2018-04-11). Instead, the recommendation is to use Emacs' own vc-annotate mode.

Remove the code altogether.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 contrib/emacs/README       | 33 ---------------------------------
 contrib/emacs/git-blame.el |  6 ------
 contrib/emacs/git.el       |  6 ------
 3 files changed, 45 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/emacs/README b/contrib/emacs/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 977a16f1e33..00000000000
--- a/contrib/emacs/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-This directory used to contain various modules for Emacs support.
-
-These were added shortly after Git was first released. Since then
-Emacs's own support for Git got better than what was offered by these
-modes. There are also popular 3rd-party Git modes such as Magit which
-offer replacements for these.
-
-The following modules were available, and can be dug up from the Git
-history:
-
-* git.el:
-
-  Wrapper for "git status" that provided access to other git commands.
-
-  Modern alternatives to this include Magit, and VC mode that ships
-  with Emacs.
-
-* git-blame.el:
-
-  A wrapper for "git blame" written before Emacs's own vc-annotate
-  mode learned to invoke git-blame, which can be done via C-x v g.
-
-* vc-git.el:
-
-  This file used to contain the VC-mode backend for git, but it is no
-  longer distributed with git. It is now maintained as part of Emacs
-  and included in standard Emacs distributions starting from version
-  22.2.
-
-  If you have an earlier Emacs version, upgrading to Emacs 22 is
-  recommended, since the VC mode in older Emacs is not generic enough
-  to be able to support git in a reasonable manner, and no attempt has
-  been made to backport vc-git.el.
diff --git a/contrib/emacs/git-blame.el b/contrib/emacs/git-blame.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a8a2b8ff19..00000000000
--- a/contrib/emacs/git-blame.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-(error "git-blame.el no longer ships with git. It's recommended
-to replace its use with Emacs's own vc-annotate. See
-contrib/emacs/README in git's
-sources (https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/emacs/README)
-for more info on suggested alternatives and for why this
-happened.")
diff --git a/contrib/emacs/git.el b/contrib/emacs/git.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 03f926281fb..00000000000
--- a/contrib/emacs/git.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-(error "git.el no longer ships with git. It's recommended to
-replace its use with Magit, or simply delete references to git.el
-in your initialization file(s). See contrib/emacs/README in git's
-sources (https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/emacs/README)
-for suggested alternatives and for why this happened. Emacs's own
-VC mode and Magit are viable alternatives.")
-- 
2.49.0.1077.gc0e912fd4c.dirty
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  1. 00/10 Spring cleanup of "contrib/"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  2. 02/10 contrib: remove "examples" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  3. 01/10 contrib: remove "remotes2config.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  5. Patrick SteinhardtMay 7, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2025
  7. 03/10 contrib: remove remote-helper stubsPatrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  8. 04/10 contrib: remove "thunderbird-patch-inline"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  9. 05/10 contrib: remove "hooks" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  10. 06/10 contrib: remove "mw-to-git"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  12. Matthieu MoyMay 7, 2025
  13. 08/10 contrib: remove "git-resurrect.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  15. Patrick SteinhardtMay 7, 2025
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2025
  17. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 7, 2025
  18. 09/10 contrib: remove "emacs" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  20. 07/10 contrib: remove "persistent-https" remote helperPatrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  22. 10/10 contrib: remove "git-new-workdir"Patrick Steinhardt, May 6, 2025
  23. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  24. Patrick SteinhardtMay 7, 2025
  25. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2025
  26. Patrick SteinhardtMay 9, 2025
  27. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2025
  28. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2025
  29. Todd ZullingerMay 7, 2025
  30. Eric SunshineMay 7, 2025
  31. Patrick SteinhardtMay 7, 2025
  32. D. Ben KnobleMay 10, 2025
  33. Phillip WoodMay 12, 2025
  34. 00/11 Spring cleanup of "contrib/"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  35. 01/11 contrib: remove "remotes2config.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  36. 02/11 contrib: remove "examples" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  37. 03/11 contrib: remove remote-helper stubsPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  38. 04/11 contrib: remove "thunderbird-patch-inline"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  39. 05/11 contrib: remove "hooks" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  40. 06/11 contrib: remove "mw-to-git"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  41. 08/11 contrib: remove "git-resurrect.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  42. 07/11 contrib: remove "persistent-https" remote helperPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  43. 09/11 contrib: remove "emacs" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  44. 10/11 contrib: remove "git-new-workdir"Patrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  45. 11/11 contrib: remove "stats" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 9, 2025
  46. Elijah NewrenMay 9, 2025
  47. Elijah NewrenMay 9, 2025
  48. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2025
  49. Patrick SteinhardtMay 12, 2025
  50. Collin FunkMay 12, 2025
  51. Phillip WoodMay 12, 2025
  52. Patrick SteinhardtMay 12, 2025
  53. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2025
  54. Phillip WoodMay 14, 2025
  55. contrib: update thunderbird-patch-inlinePhillip Wood, May 16, 2025
  56. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 16, 2025
  57. Patrick SteinhardtMay 19, 2025
  58. Collin FunkMay 19, 2025
  59. Phillip WoodMay 19, 2025
  60. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2025
  61. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025
  62. Peter KreftingMay 10, 2025

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