Subject: Re: bug#48331: Emacs' describe-package doesn't work for packages managed by guix

From: Leo Prikler <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 13:13:21 +0200

Am Donnerstag, den 20.05.2021, 16:09 +0530 schrieb Arun Isaac:
> > > [Adding Arun Isaac to CC.  Their commit d8796851 is the first one
> > > to
> > > drop -pkg.el, but without explanation.]
> > 
> > Commit d8796851 was an attempt to not install too many unnecessary
> > files
> > and be closer to how MELPA packaged emacs packages. See
> > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-04/msg00274.html
> >  for
> > the detailed discussion.
> 
> In other words, no particular thought was given to -pkg.el. It was
> simply dropped along with many other files. So, if consensus is
> reachedthat keeping -pkg.el is a good idea, there is no reason to not
> do that.
Thanks for clearing that up.  In that case, I don't have any qualms
about including them either.

Cheers!