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Re: using use-package


From: Rusi
Subject: Re: using use-package
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:52:04 -0700 (PDT)
User-agent: G2/1.0

On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 11:20:15 AM UTC+5:30, John Wiegley wrote:
> >>>>> Stefan Monnier  writes:
> > IOW, in many cases, it would be better for people to report the problem as a
> > bug rather than to reach for use-package.
> 
> The idea that use-package will never make it into core because "package
> authors should do things a better way" strikes me as a very odd argument.
> use-package lets me write modular code to solve every configuration problem I
> run into; am I really supposed to not do this, because things should ideally
> be better than they are? That's a bit like saying we shouldn't have locks on
> our doors, because it downplays a deeper issue: that we should convince people
> not to steal.

A more emacsish analogy:

Q: Should one indent C programs like this <eg in gnu style>?
  Or this <eg in K&R style>?

Answer1 : Sensible people only use gnu-style
Answer2 : Choose what you like. Set it in c-default-style

Which answer is more in the spirit of emacs?


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