Re: feature/package-vc has been merged

[Philip Kaludercic]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I wanted to place the autoload file in top-level package directory, but
>> I guess if make sure :lisp-dir gets respected during activation, then
>> this could be reverted.  I'd have to check how reliable this is.
>
> I think package activation should not pay attention to `lisp-dir` or
> more generally it should not pay attention to *how* the package was
> installed (whether from `package-install`, `package-vc-install`, or
> manually, or via some other system).
>
> Which is why the simplest accommodation is to use 2 autoload files:
> the main one in :lisp-dir and a proxy in the root.

I have made these changes and pushed them to the scratch branch.  The
proxy file might be a hack, but it seems like the better solution in the
end.