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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 37410-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37410: [PATCH] Several doc fixes in package.el
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:14:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmkk2wP=+0yZuS+ovGrH4rT_UO5MddhQOJsgV5sLQLaOAg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkm=20mvLOnn=YaBy6kTvk6KTFNt1WEYzRrMkf5B2YgSadg@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:

> Thanks for your detailed review.  I have attached an updated patch.

No more comments in a week, so I've now pushed this as commit b86bc62ca5.

> >>  (defun package-install-file (file)
> >> -  "Install a package from a file.
> >> +  "Install package from FILE.
> >
> > And this?
>
> I think the original is wordy for no reason, and imprecise: We do not
> install just "a package" in general, but specifically the package
> pointed to by FILE.  But if I'm the only one who feels that the terse
> version is better, I'm willing to concede that point.

In the end, I stuck with:

    "Install a package from FILE."

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas





      reply	other threads:[~2019-09-21 21:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-09-15 16:01 bug#37410: [PATCH] Several doc fixes in package.el Stefan Kangas
2019-09-15 16:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-09-15 19:56   ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-21 21:14     ` Stefan Kangas [this message]

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