bug#62856: 30.0.50; nongnu.git documentation out of date

[Stefan Kangas]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> No Wayman <iarchivedmywholelife@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> nongnu.git's README and elpa-packages file claim each package will be
>> on an "externals/NAME" branch. Instead the packages are on "elpa/NAME"
>> branches.
>
> I am not exactly sure what is going on here, but the README file on the
> elpa-admin branch mentions this:
>
> This file exists in two branches ~elpa-admin~ and ~elpa~.  The two version
> differ slightly.  The introductory text before the first heading
> differs and there are minor differences concerning the ~externals/*~ to
> ~elpa/*~ transition.  Please make sure you always update this file in
> both locations to avoid introducing additional differences.  This
> duplication will be removed eventually.
>
>
>>           The elpa-config file implies this will be configurable at
>> some point, but for now the docs are misleading.
>
> It should be configurable?  Or at least `elpaa-read-config' does set it.

Stefan, do you have any comments here?