From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kaushal Modi Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Option to not automatically customize-save-variable `package-selected-packages' Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:35:15 -0500 Message-ID: References: <56C43D17.7010009@alice.it> <831t8aufoe.fsf@gnu.org> <87vb5mudv0.fsf@yandex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113dc57e76da67052c0ecc98 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1455816966 24107 80.91.229.3 (18 Feb 2016 17:36:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:36:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs developers To: Colin Baxter Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 18 18:36:05 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aWSUm-0000DA-DL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:36:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43671 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aWSUl-0001j2-Lj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:36:03 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60817) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aWSUh-0001ir-TU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:36:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aWSUg-0006hg-JD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:35:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ob0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c]:35920) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aWSUg-0006hN-Co for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:35:58 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ob0-x22c.google.com with SMTP id gc3so76230831obb.3 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:35:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=Cfq5cvMcUJdSvCs3kgQVri1JXA15c5ZsCtytA0pzphM=; b=lso3DkuP4Y5NRHxOCoNUMwTImu+odcizfyaWHfvWzPlRSI4R7Ycwy28bL2RpAXe0oT qQt4hH1J7Cnc33jbl0tDwrPeNg1Zg3OQD8pTmaoiEurHCuQNOBugWZFxoNDodzG/m0wv LZcxVjZ7EAEU7mIfZtauzra0E44JbxuygC4gMTC/+Z/hHf8So3Y3j9itWJ3XL/Rb80bd l3C/po0NVDGmaRS+lrk8sDCNknTE7b0w3McGqO4Wz8vE4a7sKhhQ0XNDlCYEd5iHSxjo cmctkscXv9OZDuul1kYkjWbbAhg0hDNitJQhV588INGLFbpOgkvXq2RIsuZ0ZwP7tidV igkQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=Cfq5cvMcUJdSvCs3kgQVri1JXA15c5ZsCtytA0pzphM=; b=c/E01rpK1CuCozeEl1jMJ810M2XcIaabUxia2j7HkdSZmhnLRWNdKu1mU7QITeOdpV zTOoLnOsAReiXtolDGSjKCuKKiROolkgDk3tB++jU8tuDCXrPXRcYyuwhXfk8vQg3MRn +IQ7/V8QuoBvxD7tJ6P0uj7Rpk9E6sSPOe/3C6vD4iWZpVGZgA+FvGj4kPVfZ5ntSqFg yk3ug+6dc9+xAWvUhxutm1vXlWF3ihPuAhvH1R6jfO9G612fstrc655BxT9tVURuT08j z32TNjcAJss3BOMR6hYDX+DBd7SyH4GcwII2Je10f4TDDPtC2wh2O/nVRrlvl1K8qWP0 SjVA== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOTn/4nEW1mkqC+QWxLmdWAWI4Yg5gNz0ncL1i5uQ15gxfyukpro50N/ju7gnqdjl/uTQFhu2QGtIkcoAw== X-Received: by 10.202.67.133 with SMTP id q127mr7085802oia.116.1455816955056; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:35:55 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.202.201.73 with HTTP; Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:35:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87vb5mudv0.fsf@yandex.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:200138 Archived-At: --001a113dc57e76da67052c0ecc98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I am in favor of saving the package-selected-packages to a separate file and would also volunteer to make that change. It's for these reasons I do not find that variable being saved in custom-file very useful: - Sharing the custom-file across machines - diff of that change is difficult to read as all package names are in one line. So I always blindly commit the change to that variable as I know that it will be auto updated by emacs when I install/delete the next package. Saving this variable to a separate file makes sense to me because: - This does not need to be git controlled ( I can easily gitignore this file ). - All my machines using emacs can have their unique package-selected-packages file (for example: I don't install all work related packages on my home machine). --001a113dc57e76da67052c0ecc98 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am in favor of saving the pac= kage-selected-packages to a separate file and would also volunteer to make = that change.

It's for these reasons I do not find that variable being saved i= n custom-file very useful:
- Sharing the cu= stom-file across machines
- diff of that ch= ange is difficult to read as all package names are in one line. So I always= blindly commit the change to that variable as I know that it will be auto = updated by emacs when I install/delete the next package.

Saving this variable to = a separate file makes sense to me because:
= - This does not need to be git controlled ( I can easily gitignore this fil= e ).
- All my machines using emacs can have= their unique package-selected-packages file (for example: I don't inst= all all work related packages on my home machine).
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