Re: Finding packages to enable by default

[chad]

On 29 Nov 2013, at 10:54, Tom <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Is there a generic elisp way to list packages shipped with emacs
> without listing them explicitly?
> 
> I guess checking if they are actually enabled is easier. If the
> package is loaded then we can say it's enabled. Though it's
> possible a package is loaded without being enabled, it may not
> be typical, so we can ignore that.

Tangentially related and maybe helpful for the future:

        https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package

        The use-package declaration macro allows you to isolate 
        package configuration in your ".emacs" in a way that is 
        performance-oriented and, well, just tidy. 

~Chad