Subject: [PATCH] Add use-package-vc-prefer-newest user option

From: Tony Zorman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:13:21 +0100

Hi,

as stated in the subject, the attached patch adds a
'use-package-vc-prefer-newest' user option. When non-nil, packages
installed with use-package's :vc keyword will default to the latest
commit, instead of the latest release.

Thanks
Tony

>From c7271b7f50f7628757bd9d7070a4b4d8a5f05bb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Zorman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:51:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add use-package-vc-prefer-newest user option

* lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el (use-package-vc-prefer-newest):
User option to prefer the latest commit (as opposed to the latest
release) of a package.
(use-package-normalize--vc-arg): Check for
use-package-vc-prefer-newest.

* doc/misc/use-package.texi (Install package): Document
use-package-vc-prefer-newest.

* etc/NEWS: Document use-package-vc-prefer-newest.
---
 doc/misc/use-package.texi            |  8 ++++++--
 etc/NEWS                             |  5 +++++
 lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/misc/use-package.texi b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
index 37ed50ab2b1..ea0504b3deb 100644
--- a/doc/misc/use-package.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
@@ -1639,8 +1639,12 @@ Install package
 would try -- by invoking @code{package-vc-install} -- to install the
 latest commit of the package @code{foo} from the specified remote.
 
-This can also be used for local packages, by combining it with the
-@code{:load-path} (@pxref{Load path}) keyword:
+@vindex use-package-vc-prefer-newest
+Alternatively, the @code{use-package-vc-prefer-newest} user option
+exists to always prefer the latest commit.
+
+The @code{:vc} keyword can also be used for local packages, by
+combining it with @code{:load-path} (@pxref{Load path}):
 
 @example
 @group
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index b39dd5f5ab6..100c6b78291 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ interactive Python interpreter specified by 'python-interpreter'.
 *** New ':vc' keyword.
 This keyword enables the user to install packages using 'package-vc'.
 
++++
+*** New user option 'use-package-vc-prefer-newest'.
+This allows the user to always install the newest commit of a package
+when using the ':vc' keyword.
+
 ** Gnus
 
 *** The 'nnweb-type' option 'gmane' has been removed.
diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
index 2897b60b2f9..cb3d73ee284 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package-core.el
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ use-package-compute-statistics
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'use-package)
 
+(defcustom use-package-vc-prefer-newest nil
+  "Prefer the newest commit over the latest release.
+If non-nil, the `:vc' keyword will prefer the latest commit of a
+package instead of the latest stable release.  This has the same
+effect as specifying `:rev :newest' in every invocation of `:vc'."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :version "30.1"
+  :group 'use-package)
+
 (defvar use-package-statistics (make-hash-table))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -1649,9 +1658,11 @@ use-package-normalize--vc-arg
                (if (and s (stringp s)) (intern s) s))
              (normalize (k v)
                (pcase k
-                 (:rev (cond ((or (eq v :last-release) (not v)) :last-release)
-                             ((eq v :newest) nil)
-                             (t (ensure-string v))))
+                 (:rev (pcase v
+                         ('nil (if use-package-vc-prefer-newest nil :last-release))
+                         (:last-release :last-release)
+                         (:newest nil)
+                         (_ (ensure-string v))))
                  (:vc-backend (ensure-symbol v))
                  (_ (ensure-string v)))))
     (pcase-let ((valid-kws '(:url :branch :lisp-dir :main-file :vc-backend :rev))
-- 
2.42.0

-- 
Tony Zorman | https://tony-zorman.com/