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Re: Install orgmode using its git repository.


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: Install orgmode using its git repository.
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:52:56 -0500
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux)

>> >> BTW, you can also install the latest code from Git via package.el:
>> >>
>> >>     M-x url-handler-mode RET       ;; Assuming it's not already enabled
>> >>     C-x C-f https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/org.tar RET
>> >>     M-x package-install-from-buffer RET
>> >
>> > If I want to implement the above codes as a package-install-from-repo
>> > function with the pakcage's URL as the argument, then how should I
>> > rewrite the above code?
>>
>> Not sure what you're asking.  Such a function would be a welcome
>> addition to package.el, if that's what you mean.
>
> I just noticed that this question has been discussed on stackexchange:
>
> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/51586/is-there-a-package-manager-for-emacs-that-can-use-git-repositories-directly

That's not quite the same question, actually.
What I was referring to is a function which lets you install a particular
ELPA package by giving a URL to it.  This usually won't allow you to
install a package directly from its Git repository (tho it may work in
some particular cases).


        Stefan




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