Re: [ELPA] New package: activities

[Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>]

Hi Philip,

On 1/26/24 01:33, Philip Kaludercic wrote:
> Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd like to add a new package to ELPA, activities.el.  It's hosted at:
> 
> Nice name ;)

Well, I can't take credit for it, as I was inspired by similar projects 
outside of Emacsland.  :)

>>    https://github.com/alphapapa/activities.el
> 
> I don't have much to add on the code, just that if you are depending on
> Emacs 29, you might be able to use `define-multisession-variable'
> instead of having to depend on persist?

Unfortunately, I spent several hours trying to make `multisession' work 
before I ended up filing this bug on it: 
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=68482  Thankfully, 
`persist' works perfectly.

>> + (activities           	:url "https://github.com/alphapapa/activities.el.git"
>> +   :release-branch "stable"
>> +   :doc "README.org")
> 
> There is no need to track the .info file in the repository, the build
> server will generate that from :doc and overwrite it anyway.

I understand, but having the Info file in the repository allows it to be 
installed with tools like Quelpa.

Thanks,
Adam