From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
To: Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <paaguti@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: package-user-dir is a defcustom
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:13:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h6duku2h.fsf@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO48Bk__BPfA_VXVrQwAhnM4Y5dmpMCCTTc0Ho9ZxVCW-nbjcw@mail.gmail.com> (Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez's message of "Sat, 15 Jun 2024 18:27:02 +0200")
Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <paaguti@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi,
> I would have saved some time, because I understood changing=>setq. I think
> customising
> is a bit more precise.
>
> Best, /PA
>
> diff --git a/doc/emacs/package.texi b/doc/emacs/package.texi
> index fd445805068..a98af7abdc1 100644
> --- a/doc/emacs/package.texi
> +++ b/doc/emacs/package.texi
> @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Package Files
> @vindex package-user-dir
> Once installed, the contents of a package are placed in a
> subdirectory of @file{~/.emacs.d/elpa/} (you can change the name of
> -that directory by changing the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
> +that directory by customising the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
> package subdirectory is named @file{@var{name}-@var{version}}, where
> @var{name} is the package name and @var{version} is its version
> string.
I think the clearer change would have been to replace the noun
"variable" with "user option", instead of relying on the implicit
information in the verb.
--
Philip Kaludercic on peregrine
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-06-15 17:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-15 16:27 [PATCH]: package-user-dir is a defcustom Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez
2024-06-15 16:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-15 17:13 ` Philip Kaludercic [this message]
2024-06-15 17:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-15 20:21 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
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