Re: difference between elpa/README and Package Archive *info*

[Stephen Leake]

Yoni Rabkin <address@hidden> writes:

> The info node (elisp) Packaging > Package Archives, describes creating a
> tar file and a NAME-pkg.el file. It mentions https://elpa.gnu.org
> specifically.
>
> But the README file at (https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs/elpa.git)
> elpa/README states that elpa.gnu.org doesn't use tar files, nor do you
> need to create a NAME-pkg.el file.
>
> Is it that elpa.gnu.org is implemented differently? If so, the info file
> that references it should probably reflect how elpa.gnu.org actually
> works, how it differs from the "stock" setup, and why.

The info node describes what the code in package.el expects to see when
it accesses a url in package-archives..

The readme on ELPA describes what users of ELPA have to do.

In between are the build scripts on ELPA; they build the tar file and
NAME-pkg.el file from what the user provides.

Other archives may work differently, but they all present the same
interface to package.el.

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