Tassilo Horn <t...@gnu.org> writes: > Arash Esbati <ar...@gnu.org> writes: > >>> See (info "(emacs) Package Files"): >>> >>> In addition to ‘package-user-dir’, Emacs looks for installed >>> packages in the directories listed in ‘package-directory-list’. >>> These directories are meant for system administrators to make Emacs >>> packages available system-wide; Emacs itself never installs packages >>> there. The package subdirectories for ‘package-directory-list’ are >>> laid out in the same way as in ‘package-user-dir’. >> >> What does the above mean in practical terms? I don't see how one can >> say: Emacs, please install this auctex-from-elpa.tar under >> `package-directory-list'. So a downstream distro manager has to >> install AUCTeX from ELPA locally, and then repack that installation >> and distribute it for pure unpacking in `package-directory-list'? > > Yes, that's what I would assume, too. And that's what packagers already > do, right? The difference is just that previously the package went into > ../site-lisp/auctex/ and the packager had to add code so that the > packages below ../site-lisp/ were added to load-path and now into > ../site-lisp/elpa/auctex/ and the usual ELPA semantics apply. I would > say it's now easier for packagers.
IIUC, we have only "YES" answers for switching to ELPA releases and I don't see any reason to wait longer. Tassilo, since you're a more versed Git user than me, do you want to make this change? I.e., rename the current master to 'auctex-13' (or anything else you think fits better) and change the default to main? TIA. Best, Arash
