Re: Adding the `prescient` packages to NonGNU ELPA?

[Richard Kim]

I have not used Windows for so long that I hardly know anything about
it.  However following is found on straight.el documentation:

On Microsoft Windows, however, support for symlinks is not always
available, so the default value of straight-use-symlinks is nil on
that platform. That causes copying to be used instead, and an advice
is placed on find-file to cause the copied files to act as symlinks if
you try to edit them.

On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 07:12, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
> >> Ah, so `straight` relies on linking/copying the files.
> >> Do things like `C-h f` still jump to the actual VCS-controlled source?
> >>
> >> How does it make sure the copies are updated/sync'd when you edit the
> >> VCS-controlled sources?
> >
> > As far as I know straight does not do any copying at least not *.el
> > files.  It creates symlinks to *.el and other files so that `C-h f' jumps
>
> I see.  So Straight doesn't work under Windows?  Or does it then use
> copying (and `C-h f` doesn't jump to the source any more)?
>
>
>         Stefan
>