What is the proper way to install org-contrib?
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zoliky · 2022-07-31 13:37

Hello,
I need the `org-contacts` from the `org-contrib` package. I'm using
package.el with use-package. I was wondering should I install it like
this?

    (use-package org-contrib)

or like this?

    (use-package org
     :ensure org-contrib
     :config
       org related configs
       ..

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[deleted] · 2022-07-31 13:59

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HARITHKAUSHIK16 · 2022-07-31 14:05

In my admittedly amateur opinion, the first one.

I use :ensure when I want a parent package or a dependency to load for
sure before a package down the list loads. If I wanted to use ensure,
id do

(use-package org-contrib
  :ensure org
  :config
  ...)

But you don't really need to do that. You can just do (use-package
org-contrib) and it should work just fine.

Maybe someone more knowledgeable will correct me/elucidate on the
subtleties of using :ensure.

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graduale · 2022-07-31 14:05

I think `org-contacts` is [no longer
part](https://github.com/emacsmirror/org-
contrib/commit/c6aef31ccfc7c4418c3b51e98f7c3bd8e255f5e6) of the `org-
contrib` package. You can install the former directly from MELPA:
https://melpa.org/#/org-contacts