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Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9
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Eric Schulte |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9 |
Date: |
Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:29:22 -0600 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) |
Jambunathan K <address@hidden> writes:
>> 1. There is no need to do download and M-x package-install-file RET if
>> the publishing server has a `archive-contents' file.
>>
>> Org's daily tars are already pushed to Orgmode.org and then later
>> pulled by GNU's ELPA servers.
>>
>> So only thing needed is a public URL on Orgmode.org for package tars
>> and an archive-contents.
>
> What this mean is that there is no need for Tromey's repo or marmalade
> repo. Orgmode itself is a repo and can be used in `package-archives'.
>
> Since release tars are already made available on Orgmode.org servers, I
> think bandwidth costs are not much of a concern for those sponsoring
> Orgmode.org's hosting.
There is still the point of discoverability. Many more users already
have the tromney/marmalade archives in their .emacs. If every package
hosted its own archive, then ELPA would be too cumbersome to use.
Best,
--
Eric Schulte
http://cs.unm.edu/~eschulte
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, (continued)
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Bastien, 2012/09/26
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Achim Gratz, 2012/09/26
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Bastien, 2012/09/26
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Achim Gratz, 2012/09/27
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Bastien, 2012/09/27
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Achim Gratz, 2012/09/27
- Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Bastien, 2012/09/27
Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Jambunathan K, 2012/09/02
Re: [O] Org-mode release 7.9, Eric Schulte, 2012/09/04