Bundle with company-mode?

[bbatsov]

Is there any reason why this is a separate package? Wouldn't it be simpler to bundle it with company (as many other backends are bundled)?

[dgutov]

Mostly because inf-ruby isn't, is isn't likely to ever be, in GNU ELPA, and each user has to deal with third-party packages anyway. This way they can install company-inf-ruby, and inf-ruby will be installed along, if absent. More backends available through ELPA separately also means better visibility for Company.

Has that been a problem for someone?

[bbatsov]

Nope, I was just wondering about this as I noticed many backends depending on third-party plugins were bundled, but not this one. I like consistency and I feel that either all such backends should be moved into separate packages (which will be better for visibility and would make maintaining the core package a bit easier) or everything "official" should be bundled by default.

Personally I prefer the more modular approach, but that's obviously subjective.

[dgutov]

ll such backends should be moved into separate packages

I guess that would be good, but I'll have to ask if it's okay to have several tiny company- packages. Unlike the other repositories, GNU ELPA is rather small.