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[elpa] elpa-admin 882867798d 1/2: Describe :release-branch with :url nil
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Stephen Leake |
Subject: |
[elpa] elpa-admin 882867798d 1/2: Describe :release-branch with :url nil |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:00:10 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: elpa-admin
commit 882867798de13615bd4c858c072114a269cc63eb
Author: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
Commit: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
Describe :release-branch with :url nil
* README: Match ../README more closely, fix typo, describe
:release-branch with :url nil.
---
README | 17 +++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 4ff305047a..62021e3ca0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#+TITLE: ELPA-Admin README
-#+DATE: 2022-01-06
+#+DATE: 2022-10-26
Copyright (C) 2010-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. \\
See the end of the file for license conditions.
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ See the end of the file for license conditions.
#+BEGIN_COMMENT
This file exists in two branches ~elpa-admin~ and ~elpa~. The two version
differ slightly. The introductory text before the first heading
-differs and their are minor differences concerning the ~externals/*~ to
+differs and there are minor differences concerning the ~externals/*~ to
~elpa/*~ transition. Please make sure you always update this file in
both locations to avoid introducing additional differences. This
duplication will be removed eventually.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ the [[https://elpa.gnu.org/][GNU ELPA]] and NonGNU ELPA
archives.
* Getting the source
Start with source that is cloned directly from Savannah. See
[[https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=emacs][the Savannah page]]
-and look for "ELPA". Using a clone of a clone does not work.
+and look for "GNU ELPA". Using a clone of a clone does not work.
You must then do some setup:
#+begin_src shell
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ and only if the version number in the development branch
indicates that it
contains development code (i.e. a "snapshot" version, according to
`version-to-list`).
+If there is no upstream (:url is nil), the presence of :release-branch
+just indicates that release and devel branches in elpa.git are desired
+(the name given in :release-branch is ignored). The release branch is
+named `externals-release/<pkg-name>' for GNU ELPA and
+`elpa-release/<pkg-name>` for NonGNU ELPA. The standard package branch
+externals/<pkg-name> is the devel branch in GNU ELPA; the standard
+branch elpa/<pkg-name> is the devel branch in non-GNU ELPA.
+
** =:ignored-files FILES=
Names of files or directories that should not be included in the tarballs.
@@ -254,7 +262,8 @@ each package.
Each directory in here corresponds to a package.
-A nightly cron job refreshes the GNU ELPA archive from this repository.
+A nightly cron job on the server hosting =elpa.gnu.org= refreshes the
+GNU ELPA archive from this repository.
This cron job only creates a new package when the "version" (as specified in
the =Version:= header) of a package is modified. This means that you can
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