Subject: Re: [bug#30798] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add emacs-deft

From: Konrad Hinsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:45:19 +0100

Hi Oleg,

> Unfortunately, we can't use sources from MELPA.  The problem is: when a
> repository get a new commit, the old tarball is *REPLACED* with the new
> one on MELPA, so the package could never be built anymore, since the
> source disappeared.  That's why we use tarballs directly from source.

Are you sure this also applies to *stable* MELPA?

Konrad.