Re: feature/package-vc has been merged

[Philip Kaludercic]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> 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?

Right.  If the package specification has a custom lisp directory, clone
the directory elsewhere and will then symlink [actual repo] + [lisp dir]
into ~/.config/emacs/elpa (or whatever directory is used).

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

Will do.