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Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] contrib: remove "thunderbird-patch-inline"

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 16, 2025, 22:49 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
<20250512-pks-contrib-spring-cleanup-v3-4-32e151b0bfb0@pks.im>
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> The "thunderbird-patch-inline" directory in "contrib/" contains a script
> to send patch files via Thunderbird. This script depends on the
> ExternalEditor extension [1], which seems to be effectively unmaintained
> with the last update being in 2008. While the extension has eventually
> been maintained in [2], that fork hasn't received any updates since
> 2020, either.
>
> As such, the ExternalEditor extension does not work with modern versions
> of Thunderbird anymore, and as the "thunderbird-patch-inline" script
> depends on the ExternalEditor extension it likely doesn't work anymore,
> either. The fact that this script hasn't been touched for the last 10
> years outside of some global cleanup supports the idea that it is not
> useful anymore.
>
> Remove it.
>
> [1]: https://globs.org/articles.php?lng=en&pg=2
> [2]: https://github.com/exteditor/exteditor/releases
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/README  | 20 ------------
>  contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline/appp.sh | 55 --------------------------------
>  2 files changed, 75 deletions(-)

I've dropped this step out of 'next' for now, to give Phillip's update a chance.

cf. <20250516135540.218937-1-phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
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Message 6 of 25 in “Spring cleanup of "contrib/"”
  1. 00/11 Spring cleanup of "contrib/"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  2. 01/11 contrib: remove "remotes2config.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  3. 02/11 contrib: remove "examples" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  4. 03/11 contrib: remove remote-helper stubsPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  5. 04/11 contrib: remove "thunderbird-patch-inline"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2025
  7. Toon ClaesMay 26, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 4, 2025
  9. 05/11 contrib: remove "hooks" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  10. 07/11 contrib: remove "persistent-https" remote helperPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  11. 06/11 contrib: remove "mw-to-git"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  12. 08/11 contrib: remove "git-resurrect.sh"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  13. 09/11 contrib: remove "emacs" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  14. 10/11 contrib: remove "git-new-workdir"Patrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  15. Gabriel SchererSep 8, 2025
  16. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 8, 2025
  17. Gabriel SchererSep 8, 2025
  18. D. Ben KnobleSep 12, 2025
  19. Gabriel SchererSep 12, 2025
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2025
  21. Phillip WoodSep 12, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2025
  23. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2025
  24. 11/11 contrib: remove some scripts in "stats" directoryPatrick Steinhardt, May 12, 2025
  25. Elijah NewrenMay 13, 2025

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