Hi,
I'll read the rest later, but I just wanted to say one thing before leaving the house.
On 28 Jan 2015 05:30, "Thierry Volpiatto" <address@hidden> wrote:
> diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
> index 88fc950..df3a108 100644
> --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
> +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
> @@ -333,6 +333,15 @@ contents of the archive."
> :group 'package
> :version "24.4")
>
> +(defcustom packages-installed-directly nil
> + "Store here packages installed explicitely by user.
> +This variable will be feeded automaticaly by emacs,
> +so you should not modify it yourself.
Then don't make it a defcustom :-). `customize-save-variable' will work on any variable (even unbound ones), so a defvar is enough here.