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30.0.50; Description for (use-package emacs ...)

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>, John Wiegley <johnw <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 66350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66350: 30.0.50; Description for (use-package emacs ...)
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:45:46 +0300

> From: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:29:26 +0200
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> use-package.texi contains this example[1]:
> 
>   @lisp
>   @group
>   ;; Completely hide visual-line-mode and change auto-fill-mode to " AF".
>   (use-package emacs
>     :delight
>     (auto-fill-function " AF")
>     (visual-line-mode))
>   @end group
>   @end lisp
> 
> The usage of (use-package emacs ...) isn't described anywhere in the
> file, though.  There was a discussion about it here[2], but I think it
> should be documented in the manual somehow.  I'm not familiar enough
> with use-package to make a suggestion, sorry.
> 
> Best, Arash
> 
> Footnotes:
> [1]  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/doc/misc/use-package.texi#n1539
> 
> [2]  https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/mk9ehd/curious_whats_the_use_of_usepackage_emacs/

Adding John, in case he has any thoughts about this.

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