- nil, if any package version can be installed;
- a version string, if that specific revision is to be installed;
-- a property list of the form described in
- `package-vc-archive-spec-alist', giving a package
- specification.
+- a property list. Valid key/value pairs are
+
+ `:url' (string)
+ The URL of the repository used to fetch the package source.
+
+ `:branch' (string)
+ If given, the name of the branch to checkout after cloning the directory.
+
+ `:lisp-dir' (string)
+ The repository-relative name of the directory to use for loading the Lisp
+ sources. If not given, the value defaults to the root directory
+ of the repository.
+
+ `:main-file' (string)
+ The main file of the project, relevant to gather package metadata.
+ If not given, the assumed default is the package name with \".el\"
+ appended to it.
+
+ `:vc-backend' (symbol)
+ A symbol of the VC backend to use for cloning the package. The
+ value ought to be a member of `vc-handled-backends'. If omitted,
+ `vc-clone' will fall back onto the archive default or on
+ `package-vc-default-backend'.
+
+ All other values are ignored.
This user option differs from `package-selected-packages' in that
it is meant to be specified manually. If you want to install all
(defvar package-vc--archive-spec-alist nil
"List of package specifications for each archive.
-The list maps each package name, as a string, to a plist.
-Valid keys and the corresponding value types are:
-
- `:url' (string)
- The URL of the repository used to fetch the package source.
-
- `:branch' (string)
- If given, the name of the branch to checkout after cloning the directory.
-
- `:lisp-dir' (string)
- The repository-relative name of the directory to use for loading the Lisp
- sources. If not given, the value defaults to the root directory
- of the repository.
-
- `:main-file' (string)
- The main file of the project, relevant to gather package metadata.
- If not given, the assumed default is the package name with \".el\"
- appended to it.
-
- `:vc-backend' (symbol)
- A symbol of the VC backend to use for cloning the package. The
- value ought to be a member of `vc-handled-backends'. If omitted,
- `vc-clone' will fall back onto the archive default or on
- `package-vc-default-backend'.
-
-All other values are ignored.")
+The list maps each package name, as a string, to a plist as
+specified in `package-vc-selected-packages'.")
(defvar package-vc--archive-data-alist nil
"List of package specification metadata for archives.