GNU bug report logs - #76266
Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to emacs manual

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:03:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 30.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

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Report forwarded to monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, philipk <at> posteo.net, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to emacs manual
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:01:28 -0800

Severity: wishlist

The 'package-archives' variable is currently documented in the elisp
manual.  This makes little sense to me.

Can we move it to the user manual instead?
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bug#76266; Package emacs. (Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:18:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, 76266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76266: Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to
 emacs manual
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:17:32 -0500

> The 'package-archives' variable is currently documented in the elisp
> manual.  This makes little sense to me.
> Can we move it to the user manual instead?

+1


        Stefan
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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, 76266-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76266: Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to
 emacs manual
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:42:23 -0800

Version: 30.1

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> The 'package-archives' variable is currently documented in the elisp
>> manual.  This makes little sense to me.
>> Can we move it to the user manual instead?
>
> +1

Thanks, now done.
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bug#76266; Package emacs. (Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:33:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #16 received at 76266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: philipk <at> posteo.net, 76266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#76266: Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to
 emacs manual
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:32:30 +0200

> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
>  Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:01:28 -0800
> 
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> The 'package-archives' variable is currently documented in the elisp
> manual.  This makes little sense to me.
> 
> Can we move it to the user manual instead?

There's nothing wrong with having it in both, if that makes sense.
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bug#76266; Package emacs. (Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:56:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #19 received at 76266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: philipk <at> posteo.net, 76266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#76266: Move 'package-archives' documentation from elisp to
 emacs manual
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:55:07 -0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
>>  Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
>> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:01:28 -0800
>>
>> Severity: wishlist
>>
>> The 'package-archives' variable is currently documented in the elisp
>> manual.  This makes little sense to me.
>>
>> Can we move it to the user manual instead?
>
> There's nothing wrong with having it in both, if that makes sense.

Thanks, that's a good point.  I'll keep that in mind as I'm looking into
some other changes too.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:24:13 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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