[bug#39331] [PATCH v3] gnu: Add emacs-persist.

[Robert Smith]

* gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm (emacs-persist): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 9087a8d98c..1cbcf8a91b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Leo Prikler <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 David Wilson <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Paul Garlick <address@hidden>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Robert Smith <address@hidden>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -21455,3 +21456,24 @@ Flyspell's on-the-fly spell checking and extends these 
checks to also detect
 language.  Auto-dictionary then sets @code{ispell-dictionary} to use the
 detected language.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))
+
+(define-public emacs-persist
+  (package
+    (name "emacs-persist")
+    (version "0.4")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/persist-";
+                           version ".tar"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "0gpxy41qawzss2526j9a7lys60vqma1lvamn4bfabwza7gfhac0q"))))
+    (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (home-page "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/persist.html";)
+    (synopsis "Persist variables between emacs sessions")
+    (description
+     "This package provides variables which persist across sessions.
+Values are stored in a directory in @code{user-emacs-directory}, using
+one file per value.  This makes it easy to delete or remove unused
+variables.")
+    (license license:gpl3+)))
-- 
2.25.0