Re: define-package, use-package and recipe: which ones?

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Rudolf Schlatte <rudi@constantly.at> writes:

> Marco Antoniotti <marcoxa@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>    2. what is `use-package` used for then?
>
> It's an alternative way for loading packages, 

... and installing in a declarative way.

>                                               replacing many forms with
> one.  Its use is optional; some people like it.  Instead of writing
> this:
>
> (add-to-list 'load-path "~/Source/foo-mode")
> (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.foo\\'" . foo-mode))
> (autoload #'foo-mode "foo-mode" nil t)
> (setq foo-extras t)
>
> you can write this:
>
> (use-package foo-mode
>   :load-path "~/Source/foo-mode"
>   :commands (foo-mode)
>   :mode "\\.foo\\'"

Where it is worth pointing out that these fields are usually not
necessary any more, as well-written packages tend to have autoloads that
include adjustments to `load-path' and similar variables.

>   :custom (foo-extras t))