Re: feature/package+vc 04c4c578c7 3/4: Allow for packages to be installed directly from VCS

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  rms@gnu.org,  philipk@posteo.net,
>   emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:26:30 -0400
> 
> So `package-vc` doesn't need to support all VCS because we can rely on
> bridges to decouple the tool used locally from the format of
> the repository (tho, those adapters/bridges tend to be a bit fiddly,
> admittedly).

Sorry, I disagree.  package-vc _does_ need to support all VCSes, or at
least it should try.  The only way I will agree to what you say is if
we change our general VC policy of supporting VCSes.

> The only non-Git repositories I know of are either Hg or Bzr.

Not relevant.