Re: Tried to package-install-file, but ails

[Mats Lidell]

Hi Jean,

> Jean Louis writes:
> I have tried to:
>
> {M-x package-install-file RET hyperbole-master.tar RET} but it fails
> with:
>
> package--description-file: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
>
> What is preferred method to install package from latest snapshot?

For my development work I do this:

  - clone the git repo so I have it here: "~/src/hyperbole"
  - in the hyperbole folder I run "make bin" which will create elc files and
  - in my "~/.emacs" I have this:

        (add-to-list 'load-path "~/src/hyperbole"))
        (load "hyperbole-autoloads")
        (load "hversion")
        (load "hyperbole")

There might be other leaner ways to get the latest snapshot but I have not 
tried them out.

Yours
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%% Mats