From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Visher Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Make a "general" Emacs configuration Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:26 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4C61DA12.5080403@pobox.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1281538009 7582 80.91.229.12 (11 Aug 2010 14:46:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:46:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Andrea Crotti Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 11 16:46:47 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OjCZi-0002Nu-VB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:46:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46832 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OjCZY-0005Cy-TT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:46:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57967 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OjCZ4-000566-WF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:46:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OjCYx-0004OR-Ct for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41]:33536) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OjCYx-0004OC-8Y for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:51 -0400 Original-Received: by pzk33 with SMTP id 33so111848pzk.0 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:45:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=9uMeqk+W5on0XnBXPJ82X1smeizEHINsLUs5iHC84ec=; b=mHyPLESn9ZuqHiLiuM7cPuJeUsQOq6LEFdmqxxcWoG0mr7rIjfJpfg0I4kSTbiSrhm MZXaq/7/UAL7c0evb1mBqzo/ncrfwLodvk8X/p+TKtP+HLlhoJhLVJ0k8vPmEFyYlOTb UdPkCEC2A+Q6Oag+M/F8sN0B0rrqYT+c6ZW3I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=VMnzt93jMIiVAk4QvyZO4XfPMhC4nHs41hY/Ttj4YIupx44a+CcSMZ34RaQV7PRFlt MX+F/IlUaZ/qSdodL5qWtaCdC05A5Mj635YPggvdZOtEcqI61uOlNXQIKGwBVk16WbqE KSwqsROkThKWf3a7TdUslAzma4RMlJnqzQF0g= Original-Received: by 10.114.92.1 with SMTP id p1mr18221262wab.197.1281537949169; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:45:49 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.220.109.6 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:45:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:74545 Archived-At: FWIW, my config file makes extensive use of git submodules and solves the consistent version across deploys of the configuration. I also use a slightly modified version of emacs-version to detect OS settings. However, I'm still a complete n00b when it comes to elisp and emacs in general so my configuration is probably riddled with awful antipatterns. http://github.com/timvisher/.emacs/tree/master/site-lisp/ On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 4:52 AM, Andrea Crotti wrote: > Bernardo writes: > >> >> have a look at this >> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > Yes I knew that, but this time I didn't really have a question. > > But I would like to share my thoughts with the mailing list about > something that I think is a common problem. > > So I think the options are > - try to use packages.el as much as possible like the starter-kit > - fork/mirror all the needed packages and then add them as submodules > > Is this all right? > > > -- In Christ, Timmy V. http://blog.twonegatives.com/ http://five.sentenc.es/ - Spend less time on e-mail