Re: Remaining package issues in latest (pre8) XEmacs

Darryl> Darryl> greg(a)alphatech.com wrote: Darryl> Darryl> We don't necessarily need a variable to disable the verification, Darryl> but we (at least) need a variable to suppress asking the user if he Darryl> really wants to install the package *if* PGP & friends are NOT Darryl> available. The default, of course, would be to always ask the user. I'm still not convinced we need this. How about if the file is (not (file-remote-p file)) I don't ask about it being OK without PGP? Darryl> I'll whack up a quick patch for this. Once we agree, I can just do it. I have to hack that stuff later anyway. Darryl> Darryl> Yes, that'll work (I'll assume that you'll create the patch). Darryl> However, note that `package-get-remote' is a list of paths, and not a Darryl> single path. Also, package-get-remote can contain both remote (efs) and Darryl> local paths. Darryl> Darryl> Furthermore, note that adding the directory in `package-get-dir' to Darryl> the beginning of `package-get-remote' creates a local package cache. Darryl> When installing packages, this will cause the installer to first look in Darryl> the local `package-get-dir' directory, and only fetch the package Darryl> remotely if a local copy doesn't exist. (This does assume that Darryl> `package-get-remove-copy' is nil, though.) OK