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Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:38:25 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87a5zt2emd.fsf@betli.tmit.bme.hu> (Felician Nemeth's message of "Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:13:14 +0200") Autocrypt: addr=philipk@posteo.net; keydata= mDMEZBBQQhYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAHJuofBrfqFh12uQu0Yi7mrl525F28eTmwUDflFNmdui0QlBo aWxpcCBLYWx1ZGVyY2ljIChnZW5lcmF0ZWQgYnkgYXV0b2NyeXB0LmVsKSA8cGhpbGlwa0Bwb3N0 ZW8ubmV0PoiWBBMWCAA+FiEEDg7HY17ghYlni8XN8xYDWXahwukFAmQQUEICGwMFCQHhM4AFCwkI BwIGFQoJCAsCBBYCAwECHgECF4AACgkQ8xYDWXahwulikAEA77hloUiSrXgFkUVJhlKBpLCHUjA0 mWZ9j9w5d08+jVwBAK6c4iGP7j+/PhbkxaEKa4V3MzIl7zJkcNNjHCXmvFcEuDgEZBBQQhIKKwYB BAGXVQEFAQEHQI5NLiLRjZy3OfSt1dhCmFyn+fN/QKELUYQetiaoe+MMAwEIB4h+BBgWCAAmFiEE Dg7HY17ghYlni8XN8xYDWXahwukFAmQQUEICGwwFCQHhM4AACgkQ8xYDWXahwukm+wEA8cml4JpK NeAu65rg+auKrPOP6TP/4YWRCTIvuYDm0joBALw98AMz7/qMHvSCeU/hw9PL6u6R2EScxtpKnWof z4oM X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:259002 Archived-At: Felician Nemeth writes: > merge 60418 61937 > thanks > > (I hope the above works, I've never merged bugs before.) > > Philip Kaludercic writes: > >> I have to admit that I am not a fan of this [adding package-vc support >> to use-package]. Personally I install all my packages using regular >> tarballs, and then manually select packages that I want to track in >> source-form if I am interested in contributing a patch. >> >> One has to keep in mind that by default you will be checking out the tip >> of the default development branch. This is not what GNU ELPA and NonGNU >> ELPA do. I know *some other* archives do this, but IMO this contributes >> to the instability that a lot of Emacs users experience in regards to >> the packages in the Emacs world. Coincidentally I also believe that the >> popularity of alternative (non-cooperative) package managers like this >> "straight.el" boils down to the promise of being able to pin and revert >> to previous packages states. Personally I believe that this is an >> up-side-down approach to solve the problem from the wrong angle. The >> default approach to package management should be reliable and suffice. > > I think Pandora's box is already open with having package-vc. > > Maybe use-package's package-vc integration should use more sensible > defaults then? But if people don't like this feature, I personally > won't press the issue further. I am afraid I don't know what you mean by more sensible? My central point is that I wouldn't want to encourage people to download packages using package-vc by default. -- Philip Kaludercic