Re: feature/package-vc has been merged

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca,  rms@gnu.org,  emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:43:15 +0000
> 
> >>   "Directory used to store clone repositories.  
> >>                                                 
> >> This directory is only used for packages with a special `:lisp-dir'
> >> entry in their package specification (for details on package
> >> specifications see `package-vc-selected-packages').  Repositories for
> >> packages like these are cloned into the directory specified here, and
> >> their `:lisp-dir' is then linked back into the user elpa directory."
> >
> > Instead of "specified here", please use "specified by this variable".
> > And I don't think I understand what the "their `:lisp-dir' is then
> > linked back into the user elpa directory" part wants to say.
> 
> 
> 
> > I also have a more general question: you say this "is only used for
> > packages with a special `:lisp-dir' entry", and that begs the
> > question: where will we clone a package that doesn't have the
> > :lisp-dir entry?
> 
> Directly into the elpa directory.

And the "linked back" means a symlink? or something else?

Anyway, I think all of this should be explained in the doc string.