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Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?
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Ted Zlatanov |
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Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages? |
Date: |
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:53:24 -0500 |
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On Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:43:36 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
wrote:
>> Oh. So you want el-get but those get-recipes to be maintained for you. I
>> would talk to the el-get maintainers.
SM> I think another part of the request makes sense: integrate this with
SM> package.el. I.e. package.el could provide some way to hook in non-ELPA
SM> sources of packages (including browsing them via list-packages and
SM> installing/ activating them).
I agree, but it would have to be clearly separated, so users are not
thinking those are ELPA-style packages. Maybe a separate section?
On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:14:29 -0800 (PST) Deric Bytes <dericbytes@gmail.com>
wrote:
DB> I just meant there was a list of known packages from trusted git sources
to browse. El-get already supplies a list like this. So the backend could just
use that list.
I'd talk to the el-get maintainers. They can suggest how `list-packages'
could be extended or maybe a new command `list-recipes'.
DB> I would like the ability to look at the recipe and change it. If a change
is
DB> made then the default recipe would be copied to a user specified recipe and
then
DB> overshadow the default one, so that on doing an update my config is still in
DB> tact.
This makes sense, but can get unpleasantly complicated. I'm not sure
most users want it.
Ted
- Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Deric Bytes, 2017/11/05
- Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Ted Zlatanov, 2017/11/06
- Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Ted Zlatanov, 2017/11/08
- Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Stefan Monnier, 2017/11/08
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- Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Stefan Monnier, 2017/11/10
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- Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Ted Zlatanov, 2017/11/10
Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Deric Bytes, 2017/11/08
Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Deric Bytes, 2017/11/08
Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Deric Bytes, 2017/11/09
Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?, Deric Bytes, 2017/11/10