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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
To: Akib Azmain Turja <akib@disroot.org>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: How to use package-vc for installing package not on any archive?
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:31:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1s134kx.fsf@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r0xtetpz.fsf@disroot.org> (Akib Azmain Turja's message of "Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:33:12 +0600")

Akib Azmain Turja <akib@disroot.org> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Akib Azmain Turja <akib@disroot.org> writes:
>>
>>> I've just updated my Emacs to a commit made today, and now I've the new
>>> `package-vc'.  I think its something I can use to replace Quelpa, is
>>> it?  `package-vc-install' only accepts the repository URL, nothing more.
>>> How can I specify a package recipe (or whatever) then?
>>
>> package-vc-symbol accepts a string that denotes a URL, a symbol that
>> denotes a package on ELPA or a property list that denotes a package
>> specification, as you'll find them in elpa.git's "elpa-packages".
>>
>
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
> Should the pass the specification used in (Non)GNU ELPA to
> package-vc-install as it's first argument (URL)?
>
> Wait a minute... did I miss the docstring?  The docstring clearly
> describes it.  Sorry for the noise.  :(

I hope the documentation is clear enough.  If there is anything you
think is worth improving, just say so.



      reply	other threads:[~2022-11-23 18:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-11-22 19:18 How to use package-vc for installing package not on any archive? Akib Azmain Turja
2022-11-22 19:58 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-11-23 12:33   ` Akib Azmain Turja
2022-11-23 18:31     ` Philip Kaludercic [this message]

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