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bug#60418: [PATCH] Add :vc keyword to use-package
From: |
Philip Kaludercic |
Subject: |
bug#60418: [PATCH] Add :vc keyword to use-package |
Date: |
Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:38:25 +0000 |
Felician Nemeth <felician.nemeth@gmail.com> writes:
> merge 60418 61937
> thanks
>
> (I hope the above works, I've never merged bugs before.)
>
> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> I have to admit that I am not a fan of this [adding package-vc support
>> to use-package]. Personally I install all my packages using regular
>> tarballs, and then manually select packages that I want to track in
>> source-form if I am interested in contributing a patch.
>>
>> One has to keep in mind that by default you will be checking out the tip
>> of the default development branch. This is not what GNU ELPA and NonGNU
>> ELPA do. I know *some other* archives do this, but IMO this contributes
>> to the instability that a lot of Emacs users experience in regards to
>> the packages in the Emacs world. Coincidentally I also believe that the
>> popularity of alternative (non-cooperative) package managers like this
>> "straight.el" boils down to the promise of being able to pin and revert
>> to previous packages states. Personally I believe that this is an
>> up-side-down approach to solve the problem from the wrong angle. The
>> default approach to package management should be reliable and suffice.
>
> I think Pandora's box is already open with having package-vc.
>
> Maybe use-package's package-vc integration should use more sensible
> defaults then? But if people don't like this feature, I personally
> won't press the issue further.
I am afraid I don't know what you mean by more sensible? My central
point is that I wouldn't want to encourage people to download packages
using package-vc by default.
--
Philip Kaludercic