Re: Integrating package.el

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:40:31 -0800 Phil Hagelberg <address@hidden> wrote: 

PH> The attached file implements the server-side maintenance, albeit in a
PH> rough manner. It's limited to single-file packages kept in git
PH> repositories, simply because that's what I'm personally familiar with,
PH> though I don't think supporting other DVCSes would be tricky at all.

PH> I welcome comments on this. Once the server-side maintenance tool is
PH> ready, I want to add support for multiple sources to the client-side
PH> package.el, and once that's done supporting multiple install locations
PH> on disk (as Tom has explained) would be the next step.

Technically it seems fine.  I wouldn't mind working with it.  The git
calls could perhaps be abstracted to the VC equivalents, though I don't
know the Emacs VC well at all.

Ted