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Re: feature/package+vc 04c4c578c7 3/4: Allow for packages to be installe

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] From: Stefan Monnier Subject: Re: feature/package+vc 04c4c578c7 3/4: Allow for packages to be installed directly from VCS Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:49:44 -0400 User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) 
Philip Kaludercic [2022-11-02 08:01:55] wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>>> So why doesn't vc.el just do this too?
>>> `vc.el` has to work with an existing local clone, whereas for
>>> `package-vc` we could choose to impose a particular local VCS tool
>>> because we're in control of the creation of the local clone.
> That would break the command `package-vc-link-directory', that re-uses a
> local clone by linking it into the package directory.

So what?  Until now this command has failed in all contexts because it
didn't exist.  :-)
And I suspect it will still fail in many cases because it will depend on
the extent of VC coverage for any given VCS.
Will it work DaRCS (which does have a VC backend, tho not included in
Emacs) or Pijul?


        Stefan

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