Re: [O] how to use contrib packages through ELPA (specifically org-export)

[Jambunathan K]

Eric Schulte <address@hidden> writes:

> Jambunathan K <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Eric Schulte <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to put together an ELPA package for org-ehtml [1], but it has
>>> dependencies not only on Org-mode but also on org-export (which is in
>>> contrib).  Is there a way to require contrib packages through ELPA, or
>>> should I just package up org-export into its own ELPA package?
>>
>> Names org-e-html and org-ehtml are confusing.  Could you please choose a
>> different name for your package?
>>
>
> I believe org-e-html will be renamed org-html, so the conflict will not
> last for long.  However if you have any suggestions for other names for
> org-ehtml I'm happy to hear them.

It is better to avoid naming conflicts.  org-e-html.el took it's birth
last November.  It has been around for close to 9 months now.  That's a
long time already.  I am not sure when merge and renames are going to
happen.  I will probably give it another 6 months without any
hesitation.

I haven't used your package.  `e', I believe stands for `editable'.  I
believe it is really editing the underlying Org file (and not the HTML
file) with HTTP used for transport.

If the user experience is Wiki-like call it org-wiki-client and
org-wiki-server and the whole bundle org-wiki.

If you want something cool, call it org-whatever-app.

If you want to "promote", elnode just call it elnode_mod_org or
elnode_mod_elisp.  Take inspiration from apache modules.

> Any thoughts on the topic of packaging elements of contrib?  If no-one
> objects I will submit an org-export package to marmalade [1].

Nic Ferrier hasn't responded to the question of whether he would want to
have elnode in GNU ELPA.  As far as your editable app is concerned, I
believe it can go anywhere.  Marmalade seems a natural choice.

If org-export.el and org-e-backends are bundled as ELPA packages, I
would insist that go in GNU ELPA and not elsewhere.  Nicolas and I are
signed contributors. (Sometime back, I had made a request to Achim to
port my ELPA changes to the new build system.  I hope it is in his TODO
list.  Achim, are you there?)

> Thanks,
>
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Footnotes: 
>>> [1]  https://github.com/eschulte/org-ehtml
>
>
> Footnotes: 
> [1]  http://marmalade-repo.org/