Re: Make all tree-sitter modes optional

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: dgutov@yandex.ru,  acm@muc.de,  juri@linkov.net,  casouri@gmail.com,
>   larsi@gnus.org,  theo@thornhill.no,  jostein@secure.kjonigsen.net,
>   emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:53:09 -0500
> 
> > We never do -- except in this case.  Practical considerations trump
> > elegance, at least sometimes.
> 
> The convention is not one of elegance but one of pragmatic concerns,
> because files can get loaded unexpectedly.
> 
> (c-ts-activate) is no harder to write than (require 'c-ts-mode)

This is not about harder at all.

> I really can't see the "practical consideration" that justifies
> such a decision.

Well, I do.  And I explained this several times already in the past,
so from my POV this issue is closed for Emacs 29.  After the release
we should revisit this and related stuff, based on what we hear from
the users.