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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: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:10:56 -0400 User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) 
>   > `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.
>
> It is true that the local clone is created by `package-vc'.
> However, it has to clone a remote repo into that.
>
> We should not arbitrarily limit what VCS the remote repo can use,
> given that we already have the facilities (in VC itself) to easily
> avoid such limits.

Many modern VCS can clone locally a repository using the format of
another VCS.


        Stefan

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