bug#60199: closed (29.0.60; Make use-package cooperate with package-vc)

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> 29.0.60; Make use-package cooperate with package-vc
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> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:06:07 +0800
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> Severity: wishlist
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> Given that Emacs 29 has both use-package and package-vc, it seems useful
> to combine them together.  IIUC, currently the :ensure keyword only uses
> 'package-install'.  It would be great if one can write,
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>     (use-package foo
>      :ensure "https://github.com/bar/foo";)
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> which expands to something using package-vc-install.
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> Re: bug#60199: 29.0.60; Make use-package cooperate with package-vc
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> Date: 
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> Mon, 4 Sep 2023 13:26:03 -0700
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> Kai Ma <justksqsf@gmail.com> writes:
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> > Severity: wishlist
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> > Given that Emacs 29 has both use-package and package-vc, it seems useful
> > to combine them together.  IIUC, currently the :ensure keyword only uses
> > 'package-install'.  It would be great if one can write,
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> >     (use-package foo
> >      :ensure "https://github.com/bar/foo";)
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> > which expands to something using package-vc-install.
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> Your wish has been granted.  Emacs 30.1 will have the :vc keyword:
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>    The ‘:vc’ keyword can be used to control how packages are downloaded
> and/or installed.  More specifically, it allows one to fetch and update
> packages directly from a version control system.  This is especially
> convenient when wanting to install a package that is not on any package
> archive.
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