Re: package system: questions, suggestions, alien

|--==> "UB" == Uwe Brauer <oub(a)ucmail.ucm.es&gt; writes: UB> Steve Youngs writes: >>For that to work you also needed to download the >>'package-index.LATEST.pgp' (.gpg if using XEmacs 21.5) as well. And >>then you could: UB> Ah this was it. I think this information about downloading the UB> package-index.LATEST.pgp file in order to make an Installation from a UB> local directory, should be included in the manual and in the FAQ where UB> I cannot find it. Patches to the docs would be greatly appreciated. :-)

UB> Maybe 3d party package are not meant to be controlled by pui? If UB> so I consider this as a severe disadvantage! >>If it's any consolation, implementing support for 3rd party packages >>is on my todo list. I'm not sure when I'll get it done, at this point >>it is just a few random thoughts floating around the dark recesses of >>my mind. :-) UB> Would it be helpful to have a hack which just would manage 3rd party UB> packages in .xemacs or .xemacs/xemacs-packages and then later try to UB> merge it into the 'main' package tool? It could be. But 3rd party packages should go into: $prefix/lib/xemacs/site-packages/