From f762c5bb2c96ec9608807bf3c1e3655fb59fc4d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Kaludercic Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 18:53:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] * lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el: Expand commentary --- lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el index 4a9c1685330..a19bbb19881 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el @@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ ;; While packages managed by package.el use tarballs for distributing ;; the source code, this extension allows for packages to be fetched ;; and updated directly from a version control system. +;; +;; To install a package from source use `package-vc-install'. If you +;; aren't interested in activating a package, you can use +;; `package-vc-checkout' instead, which will prompt you for a target +;; directory. If you wish to re-use an existing checkout, the command +;; `package-vc-link-directory' will create a symbolic link and prepare +;; the package. +;; +;; If you make local changes that you wish to share with an upstream +;; maintainer, the command `package-vc-prepare-patch' can prepare +;; these as patches to send via Email. ;;; TODO: -- 2.39.5