Re: feature/package+vc 04c4c578c7 3/4: Allow for packages to be installed directly from VCS

[Philip Kaludercic]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> diff --git a/elpa-admin.el b/elpa-admin.el
>> index 7ed78430d6..eb94afb512 100644
>> --- a/elpa-admin.el
>> +++ b/elpa-admin.el
>> @@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ of the current `process-environment'.  Return the 
>> modified copy."
>>      (prin1
>>       (mapcan
>>        (lambda (spec)
>> +        (let ((rel (ignore-errors (elpaa--get-last-release spec))))
>> +          (when rel
>> +            (nconc spec (list :release-rev (cdr rel)))))
>>          (pcase spec
>>            (`(,name :url nil . ,rest)
>>             `((,name :url ,(concat "https://git.sv.gnu.org/git/"; 
>> elpaa--gitrepo)
>
> Do we really want to rely on the package spec for that?

It seems the easiest way to share this information.  Do you have a
different idea?