Re: Subject: Call for testers for GNU Hyperbole 5.12, a large, useful Emacs package

[Robert Weiner <rsw@gnu.org>]

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
wrote:

> Great to hear that the project is back!
>

Thanks.  We would very highly value your feedback as you are always right
on topic and deep into things.

>
> Just one nitpick:
>
> > (require 'package)
> > (setq package-check-signature nil
> >       package-enable-at-startup nil) ;; Prevent double loading of
> libraries
> > (add-to-list 'package-archives '("RSW-Packages"
> >                                  . "http://www.plasmas.biz/rswe/") t)
> > (package-initialize)
> > (unless (package-installed-p 'hyperbole)
> >   (if (not (display-graphic-p))
> >       ;; Installation of Hyperbole requires a non-dumb terminal
> >       ;; instance of Emacs, i.e. under a window system.
> >       (progn (message "(Hyperbole): Run Emacs under a window system to
> install Hyperbole")
> >     (beep)
> >     (sit-for 4))
> >     (package-refresh-contents)
> >     (package-install 'hyperbole)))
>
> Yuck!
>

As I was saying...:)  Yes, I dislike this too.  It is just temporary but
most of it is just to ensure people have package set up correctly.
Really, you should be able to just set an archive path and then call
package-install and the right things should happen but that is not the case
presently.

>
> There's gotta be a better way.
>

We are open to suggestions.

Bob

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