Philip Kaludercic writes: > Thierry Volpiatto writes: > >> When running: >> >> (package-vc-install '(helm-core >> :url "https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm.git" >> :main-file "helm-core.el")) >> >> package-vc-install installs helm-core as intended but also make a full >> install of helm package in a helm-core directory; All its dependencies >> are also installed which is not expected. > > Does this have a practical consequence or cause usability problems? Of course, no body want to have such an installation. >> At the end I have two directories, ..elpa/helm-core and >> ../elpa/helm-core-2023..., the former containing all the helm files and >> the second only the helm-core files. > > I am afraid this is the consequence of maintaining multiple packages > inside the same git repository/directory. Ok, but this is something that exists and is handy for the developer. > Given the intentions of package-vc, to make contributing to packages > easier by giving users a direct checkout of the development > dependencies, I currently do not see a way around this issue :/ Perhaps look at how straight works (it fetch the recipes from package site i.e. MElpa or Elpa)? >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> In GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, cairo >> version 1.16.0, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2023-08-16 built on IPad-S340 >> Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12101004 >> System Description: Linux Mint 21.2 >> >> Configured using: >> 'configure CFLAGS=-O8 --bindir=/usr/local/sbin/emacs-29.1 >> --with-mailutils --with-cairo --with-x-toolkit=lucid >> --without-tree-sitter --without-native-compilation' >> >> Configured features: >> ACL CAIRO DBUS FREETYPE GIF GLIB GMP GNUTLS GPM GSETTINGS HARFBUZZ JPEG >> JSON LCMS2 LIBOTF LIBSELINUX LIBSYSTEMD LIBXML2 M17N_FLT MODULES NOTIFY >> INOTIFY PDUMPER PNG RSVG SECCOMP SOUND THREADS TIFF TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS >> X11 XAW3D XDBE XIM XINPUT2 XPM LUCID ZLIB >> >> Important settings: >> value of $LANG: fr_FR.UTF-8 >> locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix >> >> Major mode:  >> >> Minor modes in effect: >> emms-mode-line-mode: t >> emms-playing-time-display-mode: t >> emms-playing-time-mode: t >> server-mode: t >> psession-mode: t >> psession-savehist-mode: t >> global-undo-tree-mode: t >> undo-tree-mode: t >> global-git-gutter-mode: t >> display-time-mode: t >> winner-mode: t >> tv-save-place-mode: t >> helm-epa-mode: t >> helm-descbinds-mode: t >> helm-top-poll-mode: t >> helm-adaptive-mode: t >> helm-mode: t >> helm-minibuffer-history-mode: t >> helm-ff-icon-mode: t >> shell-dirtrack-mode: t >> helm-popup-tip-mode: t >> async-bytecomp-package-mode: t >> dired-async-mode: t >> minibuffer-depth-indicate-mode: t >> gcmh-mode: t >> tooltip-mode: t >> global-eldoc-mode: t >> eldoc-mode: t >> show-paren-mode: t >> mouse-wheel-mode: t >> file-name-shadow-mode: t >> global-font-lock-mode: t >> font-lock-mode: t >> column-number-mode: t >> line-number-mode: t >> transient-mark-mode: t >> auto-composition-mode: t >> auto-encryption-mode: t >> auto-compression-mode: t >> >> Load-path shadows: >> /home/thierry/.emacs.d/elpa/boxquote-20220919.714/boxquote hides ~/elisp/boxquote >> >> Features: >> (shadow epa-mail face-remap emacsbug addressbook-bookmark tv-mu4e-config >> config-w3m mu4e-contrib mu4e-patch mu4e mu4e-org org-config ob-gnuplot >> org-crypt org-protocol org ob ob-tangle ob-ref ob-lob ob-table ob-exp >> org-macro org-src ob-comint org-pcomplete org-list org-footnote >> org-faces org-entities ob-emacs-lisp ob-core ob-eval org-cycle org-table >> ol org-fold org-fold-core org-keys oc org-loaddefs org-version >> org-compat org-macs mu4e-notification notifications mu4e-main mu4e-view >> mu4e-mime-parts gnus-art mm-uu mml2015 mm-view mml-smime smime dig >> gnus-sum gnus-group gnus-undo gnus-start 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