From: Swaroop C H <swaroop@swaroopch.com>
To: 15619@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15619: M-x list-packages should also show link to homepage / source
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:48:52 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <85D01BD8-A634-4AAB-A475-B1D54AE8C1A4@swaroopch.com> (raw)
Hello,
I hope this is the right forum for this question, please direct me if otherwise.
When I run ~M-x list-packages~, and click on a package name, the description is usually vague on what it means, and it would be great if there was a link to the source / github link (just like the website http://melpa.milkbox.net/ displays the Source column) so that I can understand what it actually does.
For example, ~pony-mode~ says "Minor mode for working with Django projects [github]" and that ~[github]~ doesn't actually link to anything and that description is not helpful to what it actually does.
Further examples (as pointed out by jlf on freenode.net#emacs IRC) are "lisp-editing" which says "lisp editing tools" in the description and "fuzzy-match" which says "fuzzy matching [wiki]" in the description.
This is definitely not nitpicking about those packages, but a request that there be a standard homepage / source (github, etc.) link in the description for each package, similar to how HomeBrew package manager on OS X works.
Thank you!
Regards,
Swaroop
next reply other threads:[~2013-10-15 4:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-15 4:18 Swaroop C H [this message]
2013-10-15 6:31 ` bug#15619: M-x list-packages should also show link to homepage / source Glenn Morris
2013-10-15 6:36 ` Swaroop C H
2013-10-15 6:41 ` Glenn Morris
2013-10-15 13:44 ` Dmitry Gutov
2013-10-15 14:54 ` Glenn Morris
2013-10-16 0:22 ` Dmitry Gutov
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