>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Eilert <spedrosa@gmail.com> writes:
Stephen> With a slightly improved system, we could have
Stephen> dependencies. This could make easier to solve the
Stephen> aforementioned problem of gathering multiple, independent
Stephen> packages from different sources.
Just FYI -- package.el (the elisp side of ELPA) does handle dependencies.
:-)
Stephen> Does anyone see a major flaw in a system like that? Or is it
Stephen> a matter of "show me the code and I'll comment"? ELPA could
Stephen> be the starting point.
There was a discussion a while ago on this list. RMS wanted to
restrict the available packages to those which had been assigned to
the FSF, but I did not agree with that.
I would reconsider my position if the Emacs maintainers were
interested -- I think it would be useful to Emacs users if there were
a simple, standard way to install and activate packages.
However, this would still not help you directly, because I think some
of the packages you want are not assigned. So, you would have to
solve that problem as well.
--Stephen
programmer, n:
A red eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate monsters.