Re: Can list-packages be set up to show latest github emacs packages?

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:43:36 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> 
wrote: 

>> Oh. So you want el-get but those get-recipes to be maintained for you. I
>> would talk to the el-get maintainers.

SM> I think another part of the request makes sense: integrate this with
SM> package.el.  I.e. package.el could provide some way to hook in non-ELPA
SM> sources of packages (including browsing them via list-packages and
SM> installing/ activating them).

I agree, but it would have to be clearly separated, so users are not
thinking those are ELPA-style packages. Maybe a separate section?

On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 11:14:29 -0800 (PST) Deric Bytes <dericbytes@gmail.com> 
wrote: 

DB>   I just meant there was a list of known packages from trusted git sources 
to browse. El-get already supplies a list like this. So the backend could just 
use that list.

I'd talk to the el-get maintainers. They can suggest how `list-packages'
could be extended or maybe a new command `list-recipes'.

DB>   I would like the ability to look at the recipe and change it. If a change 
is
DB> made then the default recipe would be copied to a user specified recipe and 
then
DB> overshadow the default one, so that on doing an update my config is still in
DB> tact.

This makes sense, but can get unpleasantly complicated. I'm not sure
most users want it.

Ted