bug#63336: [PATCH] package-vc: Process :make and :shell-command spec args

[Joseph Turner]

Thanks for the review!

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in> writes:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> Here's a patch to support :make and :shell-command args as discussed:
>>
>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2023-04/msg00263.html
>
> Thanks!
>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> From c51161c51f11e6ffcba17758424596fe44f9d42a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in>
>> Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 13:44:32 -0700
>> Subject: [PATCH] package-vc: Process :make and :shell-command spec args
>>
>> ---
>>  lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
>> index 421947b528d..489610e2a1e 100644
>> --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
>> +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
>> @@ -344,6 +344,35 @@ asynchronously."
>>          "\n")
>>         nil pkg-file nil 'silent))))
>>
>> +(defcustom package-vc-process-make nil
>> +  "If non-nil, process :make and :shell-command spec arguments.
>> +Package specs are loaded from trusted package archives."
>> +  :type 'boolean)
>
> As this patch is going to be added to Emacs 30, we should add
>
>   :version "30.1"
>
> tags to this user option.

Fixed.

>> +(defun package-vc--call (destination program &rest args)
>> +  "Like ‘call-process’ for PROGRAM, DESTINATION, ARGS.
>            ^
> You should replace these quotation marks with regular ASCII `marks', so
> avoid byte-compiler warnings.

Good catch.

>> +The INFILE and DISPLAY arguments are fixed as nil."
>> +  (apply #'call-process program nil destination nil (delq nil args)))
>
> What is the motivation for this function?  Is this where
> process-isolation would be added in the future?

In the attached patch, package-vc--call is replaced with call-process.

>> +(defun package-vc--make (pkg-spec dir)
>> +  "Process :make and :shell-command spec arguments."
>> +  (let ((target (plist-get pkg-spec :make))
>> +        (cmd (plist-get pkg-spec :shell-command)))
>> +    (when (or cmd target)
>> +      (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create " *package-vc make*")
>                                                  ^
>                                                  should the package name
>                                                  be mentioned here?

I like this idea, but IIUC package-vc--make would then need to take an
extra arg, since pkg-spec doesn't contain the :name of the package. We
could also add :name to the pkg-spec plist?

For comparison, package-vc--build-documentation creates a buffer called
" *package-vc doc*" without the package name.

>> +        (erase-buffer)
>> +        (when (and cmd
>> +                   (/= 0 (package-vc--call t shell-file-name
>> +                                           shell-command-switch
>> +                                           cmd)))
>> +          (message "Failed to run %s, see buffer %S"
>
> Could `warn' be a better candidate here, instead of `message'?

Done.

>> +                   cmd (buffer-name)))
>> +        (when (and target
>> +                   (/= 0 (apply #'package-vc--call t "make"
>> +                                (if (consp target) target (list target)))))
>> +          (message "Failed to make %s, see buffer %S"

And this message is changed to warn also.

>> +                   target (buffer-name)))))))
>> +
>>  (declare-function org-export-to-file "ox" (backend file))
>>
>>  (defun package-vc--build-documentation (pkg-desc file)
>> @@ -486,6 +515,9 @@ documentation and marking the package as installed."
>>        ;; Generate package file
>>        (package-vc--generate-description-file pkg-desc pkg-file)
>>
>> +      ;; Process :make and :shell-command arguments before building 
>> documentation
>> +      (when package-vc-process-make (package-vc--make pkg-spec pkg-dir))
>
> Wasn't the plan to allow `package-vc-process-make' to either be a
> generic "build-anything" or a selective listing of packages where we
> allow :make and :shell-command to be executed?

Let me know if the attached commit accomplishes what you had in mind.

>> +
>>        ;; Detect a manual
>>        (when (executable-find "install-info")
>>          (dolist (doc-file (ensure-list (plist-get pkg-spec :doc)))
>
> Otherwise this looks good, but I haven't tried it out yet.

I fixed up a couple other issues:

- removed unnecessary dir arg to package-vc--make
- added function arg to the docstring for package-vc--make

I'm not sure if the customization type for package-vc-process-make is
correct. Please double check that.

Also, should users be able to run :make and :shell-command args defined
in a spec passed into package-vc-install?

Best,

Joseph

0001-package-vc-Process-make-and-shell-command-spec-args.patch
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