Re: Install orgmode using its git repository.

[Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 1:21 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
> >> BTW, you can also install the latest code from Git via package.el:
> >>
> >>     M-x url-handler-mode RET       ;; Assuming it's not already enabled
> >>     C-x C-f https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/org.tar RET
> >>     M-x package-install-from-buffer RET
> >
> > If I want to implement the above codes as a package-install-from-repo
> > function with the pakcage's URL as the argument, then how should I
> > rewrite the above code?
>
> Not sure what you're asking.  Such a function would be a welcome
> addition to package.el, if that's what you mean.

I just noticed that this question has been discussed on stackexchange:

https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/51586/is-there-a-package-manager-for-emacs-that-can-use-git-repositories-directly

also, by the author of straight.el:
https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el#comparison-to-other-package-managers

Regards
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Assoc. Prof. Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
Theory and Simulation of Materials
Hebei Polytechnic University of Science and Technology engineering
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