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authorPhilip Kaludercic2022-10-22 00:14:15 +0200
committerPhilip Kaludercic2022-10-22 00:14:15 +0200
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Rephrase initial paragraph in "Package from Source" section
* doc/emacs/package.texi (Package from Source): Clarify motivation.
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@@ -534,15 +534,16 @@ system-wide package directory, the deletion command signals an error.
534 534
535@node Package from Source 535@node Package from Source
536@section Package from Source 536@section Package from Source
537@cindex package source vcs git @c "git" is not technically correct 537@cindex package development source
538 @c but it is a popular term 538@cindex upstream source, for packages
539 539@cindex git source of package @c "git" is not technically correct
540 By default @code{package-install} will download a Tarball from a 540
541package archive and install the files therein contained. Most of the 541 By default @code{package-install} downloads a Tarball from a package
542time this is just what you want. One exception is when you decide to 542archive and installs its files. This might be inadequate if you wish
543hack on the source code of a package, and would like to share these 543to hack on the package sources and share your changes with others. In
544changes with other users. In that case you usually want to fetch and 544that case, you may prefer to directly fetch and work on the upstream
545work on the upstream source, so that you can prepare a usable patch. 545source. This often makes it easier to develop patches and report
546bugs.
546 547
547@findex package-vc-install 548@findex package-vc-install
548 One way to do this is to use @code{package-vc-install}, to fetch the 549 One way to do this is to use @code{package-vc-install}, to fetch the