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

[Eli Zaretskii]

> 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.

IOW, "the jury is still out" on this issue.