Re: Is the so-long package still needed currently?

[Thibaut Verron]

On 26/04/2023 13:16, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 7:04 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> > > From: Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:47:51 +0800
> > >
> > > Hi here,
> > >
> > > A long time ago, I've added the following configuration in my init.el file:
> > >
> > > ```
> > > ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2022-03/msg00511.html
> > > ;; https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGpFqRpjCqNNHSgDgkqmXWwtLrS
> > > (use-package so-long
> > >    :config
> > >    (setq-default so-long-action 'longlines-mode)
> > >    (setq-default longlines-show-hard-newlines t)
> > >    (global-so-long-mode +1)
> > >    )
> > > ```
> > >
> > > But I'm not sure whether the feature in Emacs by default has already
> > > capable to do all the works currently. Any tips will be appreciated.
> > Emacs 29 is supposed to fix the problem with very long lines, but
> > Emacs 29 was not yet released, and so we don't yet have enough data
> > points to decide that so-long-mode is no longer necessary.
> I use the lasted git master version of Emacs:
>
> GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.34,
>   cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-01-24
>
> > IOW, "the jury is still out" on this issue.
> Then, what about my situation?

Why would the answer be any different? :)

If you want to help, you can always disable the so-long package and see 
if the built-in fix is enough for you.

Best wishes,

Thibaut