bug#60199: 29.0.60; Make use-package cooperate with package-vc

[Stefan Kangas]

Kai Ma <justksqsf@gmail.com> writes:

> Severity: wishlist
>
> Given that Emacs 29 has both use-package and package-vc, it seems useful
> to combine them together.  IIUC, currently the :ensure keyword only uses
> 'package-install'.  It would be great if one can write,
>
>     (use-package foo
>      :ensure "https://github.com/bar/foo";)
>
> which expands to something using package-vc-install.

Your wish has been granted.  Emacs 30.1 will have the :vc keyword:

   The ‘:vc’ keyword can be used to control how packages are downloaded
and/or installed.  More specifically, it allows one to fetch and update
packages directly from a version control system.  This is especially
convenient when wanting to install a package that is not on any package
archive.