From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: feature/package-vc has been merged Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:37:42 +0200 Message-ID: <837d0814c9.fsf@gnu.org> References: <164484721900.31751.1453162457552427931@vcs2.savannah.gnu.org> <875yg6qtbl.fsf@posteo.net> <87ilk33lqk.fsf@posteo.net> <87mt9epqlk.fsf@posteo.net> <87ilk1bgvd.fsf@posteo.net> <87edupbdp0.fsf@posteo.net> <875yg1bc02.fsf@posteo.net> <878rkxgpms.fsf@posteo.net> <87sfiyk3a2.fsf_-_@posteo.net> <838rkp4ptj.fsf@gnu.org> <87zgd58i7y.fsf@posteo.net> <83k0492u5i.fsf@gnu.org> <87fsew8g18.fsf@posteo.net> <83mt941cyd.fsf@gnu.org> <87fsewp0ec.fsf@posteo.net> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="14758"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Philip Kaludercic Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 06 16:38:50 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1orhjV-0003ft-L6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:38:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1orhir-0005t3-74; Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:38:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1orhip-0005se-93 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:38:07 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1orhin-0001cl-Dk; Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:38:05 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=h8kQnm2qSvhILJuQrcsefCp9aSkg1kUUuGjQtOeWxnU=; b=lJk2uB/aRckL mDKtT39kWlJo7ST4xyY1EY3tf+53NUsmJ5IBW0oOmRZsdCOaxb3T/vv/yj4rWdBQXVGyShSrYv9un PjhnC973AyuzFN5zL+jvDEtJLBCoEXYbcWi4TQCeexeLyur19DzSgHg2uCDCPRW8UKNOMSjuesyOQ fYsBuKiTBLOozXdQX8G0euM2OdZ6Gr9NXTK956P/gBArOHwjGDjsJGbLldn/CpUA/FRVZpuoG9NSA tbDUnfe/Dz8/xQT4F8RlaQGFX4cq4+d6psdEXGth0pFTo5B9kEmgHOmU+rGBV10vpecywsHygTKd7 aOLZGwugq1iQ7v6Pf0q3bA==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1orhii-0001pU-Vs; Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:38:02 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87fsewp0ec.fsf@posteo.net> (message from Philip Kaludercic on Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:28:59 +0000) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:299258 Archived-At: > From: Philip Kaludercic > Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:28:59 +0000 > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >> From: Philip Kaludercic > >> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org > >> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:43:15 +0000 > >> > >> >> "Directory used to store clone repositories. > >> >> > >> >> This directory is only used for packages with a special `:lisp-dir' > >> >> entry in their package specification (for details on package > >> >> specifications see `package-vc-selected-packages'). Repositories for > >> >> packages like these are cloned into the directory specified here, and > >> >> their `:lisp-dir' is then linked back into the user elpa directory." > >> > > >> > Instead of "specified here", please use "specified by this variable". > >> > And I don't think I understand what the "their `:lisp-dir' is then > >> > linked back into the user elpa directory" part wants to say. > >> > >> > >> > >> > I also have a more general question: you say this "is only used for > >> > packages with a special `:lisp-dir' entry", and that begs the > >> > question: where will we clone a package that doesn't have the > >> > :lisp-dir entry? > >> > >> Directly into the elpa directory. > > > > And the "linked back" means a symlink? or something else? > > Right. If the package specification has a custom lisp directory, clone > the directory elsewhere and will then symlink [actual repo] + [lisp dir] > into ~/.config/emacs/elpa (or whatever directory is used). > > > Anyway, I think all of this should be explained in the doc string. > > Will do. And symlinks could be problematic on MS-Windows. Maybe allow to copy instead.