Define use-package twice for some packages

Define use-package twice for some packages

[Björn Bidar]

Hey,

I'm using use-package to organize my configuration as so many.
However I want to separate my personal information from my configuration
so I can share it easier with the public and my girl friend.

Does it work when I first define my package configuration and then
define it, in a separate file, again?

E.g.:
#+begin_src elisp
(use-package circe
  ;; settings and stuff that can be in public
  :config
  ;; ...
  )

;; new file
(use-package circe
  ;; settings which are private
  :config
  ;; ...
  )
#+end_src

Br,

Björn Bidar

Re: Define use-package twice for some packages

[Nikolay Kudryavtsev]

One way to do it is by using a function that you later redefine. First 
you define an empty version before your shared circe use-package form. 
You call it in your :config. Then you define a filled version in your 
private config file. The :config would call the redefined function. This 
should work for circe, but there are probably some packages where it 
won't work, because :config is called before your custom function is 
redefined.

Alternatively if your configuration is something simple like a few 
variable values, nothing forces you to fit it all into the use-package. 
Tools like use-package exist to make it simpler for you, not harder and 
0.005325 seconds of startup time may not be worth 4 hours of human 
thinking time.