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Re: Source Files for (nonGNU) ELPA Packages
From: |
Philip Kaludercic |
Subject: |
Re: Source Files for (nonGNU) ELPA Packages |
Date: |
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:51:41 +0000 |
Jai Vetrivelan <jaivetrivelan@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install third-party packages through my package manager
> instead of `package.el'. Sometimes the upstream URL returns 404, so I
> fetch the source from ELPA website instead.
>
> Here's an example URL for the subed package on NonGNU ELPA:
>
> https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/subed-1.0.3.tar
>
> Would this link still work if 1.0.3 is no longer the latest version? It
> looks to me that the older versions are in the .tar.lz format, and I'd
> have to change the URL manually incase there is a new version.
>
> Is there a permanent URL for a certain version of a ELPA package,
> regardless of it being the latest version?
>From what I know, old packages archives are scrubbed after a while (I am
not certain by what policy).
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Philip Kaludercic