Re: [External] : Re: Implement subfeatures in packages

[Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com>]

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On Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 9:50 PM, Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com> wrote:

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> On Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 8:44 AM, Drew Adams drew.adams@oracle.com wrote:
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> > > > > I want a package "tema" to provide subfeatures "lumi" and "mast"
> > > > > (provide 'tema '(lumi mast))
> > > > > And set up files "lumi.el" and "mast.el" for the subfeatures.
> > > > > Each of the two will include a "provide" clause at the end.
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> > > > > What would the provide clause look like ?
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> > > > In lumi.el:
> > > > (provide 'tema '(lumi))
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> > > > In tema.el:
> > > > (provide 'tema '(mast))
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> > > > Elsewhere:
> > > > (require 'tema)
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> > > Would it be correct for "tema.el" to end with the clause
> > > (provide 'tema '(lumi mast))
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> > Correct? You can do anything you want to.
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> > Using that says that the file it's in provides
> > feature tema and subfeatures lumi and mast.
> > If that's what you want to convey, then do it.
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> Yes, I want to provide feature "tema" and subfeatures "lumi" and "mast".
> I want to know the way to include the subfeatures in "lumi" and "mast".
> in "tema.el". Does one use the "include" clause, and how should it look
> like?

A problem that occurs is the error when using (require 'mast) in "tema.el".
I would need a different command to include the code in "mast.el" into
"tema.el".
 
> Currently I have
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> ;; code of tema.el
> (provide 'tema '(lumi mast))
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> ;; code of lumi.el
> (provide 'tema '(lumi))
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> ;; code of mast.el
> (provide 'tema '(mast))