From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Scot Becker Subject: Re: [WISH] ELPA repo for org-mode? Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:07:40 +0100 Message-ID: References: <81hbhynv05.fsf@gmail.com> <87zkva204d.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=36169 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OyBwQ-0000as-Qc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:08:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OyBwP-00067S-9Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:08:02 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:38524) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OyBwP-00067E-4g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:08:01 -0400 Received: by bwz10 with SMTP id 10so88772bwz.0 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:08:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87zkva204d.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Jambunathan K > 1) more goes to org-mode/contrib/lisp: this is okay, but requires > =A0 more people to have write access to Org I can't comment on whether that is undesirable, but I assume that if the number of contributions grows, it might be best to take one of the other routes. > 2) have a separate Org contribs repo: then we can be more liberal > =A0 with write access and let users have all extensions in one pull. This would be find with me. Git is easy and quick. > 3) migrate as much Org extensions as possible to ELPA: I'm still > =A0 trying to figure out what would be the consequences of this. Well, for one thing, at the moment contributions to ELPA seem to be reviewed /en masse/, at an interval of about every two weeks: http://tromey.com/elpa/news.html It might be better for org to have a method where extension developers can say, "There. Fixed it." and users can get updates immediately. People seem to do that kind of thing a lot, 'round here. And many of run the freshest code out there for extensions and main packages alike. > > 4) adopt OLGA (Org Lisp Gadget Archive) on orgmode.org: we would > =A0 need to adapt package.el for a custom ELPA-like on orgmode.org > =A0 but this is feasible. =A0The advantage of having OLGA separately > =A0 from ELPA is that we might be more liberal about what extension > =A0 is allowed there. This might work. I like the idea of distributed repositories for ELPA anyway, and such a move might prompt the addition of an explicit way to include multiple package repos (debian-like) if such a way does not exist. I believe in a well-designed, well-used package manager for Emacs, and whatever aids that seems to me to be a Good Thing. > Of course, we can combine (2) and (4): have a git repos containing > Org extensions (those who are not officially part of Emacs/Org) and > this repo can feed our OLGA, so that users can *also* navigate and > update Org extensions thru OLGA. Yep. This might be nice both for the git-crowd and those who are inclined towards a package manager.