GNU bug report logs - #13291
The package description buffer needs an URL button

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:41:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 15619

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 13291 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13291: The package description buffer needs an URL button
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:28:49 -0500

I don't see any problem with this idea.

> Elpa can at least show links to the repository browser.
> Or maybe to the pages at elpa.gnu.org.

It should point to the pages at elpa.gnu.org.

> They basically contain the same information as the description buffer,
> though, so probably not.

The are meant to be the "canonical page" for the package.  Admittedly,
they seem to contain the same info as the description buffer, but they
already contain a bit more info (a pointer to the repository browser, a list
of past revisions) and that could grow over time.


        Stefan
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