Re: Adding new package to Gnu ELPA with no upstream

[Stefan Monnier]

> $ cd c:/Projects/elpa/
> $ git stash
> $ git checkout --orphan externals/gpr-mode
> $ git rm --cached "*"
> $ git commit --allow-empty -m "new package gpr-mode"
> $ git checkout -f main
> # edit elpa-packages - copy from wisi
> $ git commit -m "new package gpr-mode"
> $ git push --set-upstream origin externals/gpr-mode
> $ make packages/gpr-mode
> # copy files, commit
> $ cd packages/gpr-mode
> $ git checkout -b externals-release/gpr-mode
> $ git push --set-upstream origin externals-release/gpr-mode
> $ git checkout externals/gpr-mode
> $ cd c:/Projects/elpa/
> $ git push
> $ git stash pop

> Is this worth adding in elpa/README? or is this case rare enough that it
> will only confuse people?

Maybe a better option is to add a `make fresh/<PKG>` rule that does most
of the above steps for you (at least for non-release branch, and then
a subsequent rule to add a release branch)?


        Stefan