Re: [NonGNU ELPA] Add package gptel

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmagalur@gmail.com> writes:

>>> These are the only local options with HTTP APIs available right now.
>>> There are several more local web applications with bespoke interfaces
>>> but no API.
>>>
>>> When there are more I'll add support for them to gptel.
>>
>> So just to clarify, you do not intend to use the llm package as a
>> dependency going forward?
>
> It's on the cards, since I'd like to stop maintaining the network
> request handling.  But it's a big undertaking, especially since llm
> doesn't have Curl support yet.  (I'm aware of the plz-event-source and
> plz-media-type filter function extensions being added in a concurrent
> discussion.)
>
> Adding support for new LLM APIs is very easy in gptel, it's usually
> under 50 lines of code and one autoload.  Most of my project time is
> spent on UI bugs or features.
>
>> Can you just add a .elpaignore file to your repository that would
>> exclude the test/ directory?  And would you be OK with us using the
>> Commentary section in gptel.el for the package description generated by
>> M-x describe-package?  I feel it would be more readable than if we
>> convert the README.org file to plain text.
>
> Yes, the commentary section is intended to function as the package
> description for package.el.  I plan to modify the README to be exported
> to a texinfo manual instead, once I figure out how to use ox-texinfo.
>
> I've added a .elpaignore file with the contents "test".

Thanks.  I've added the package to nongnu.git, and it should appear
online in a few hours.  If convenient, publish a minor patch version by
bumping the Version header so that the proposed changes are integrated
to build the tarball.

> Karthik

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