Can use-package in emacs core integrate with package-vc to replace
straight.
reddit / emacs

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fromadarkcontinent · 2022-12-16 17:36

I was a straight.el user and when use-package was added to the core
the keyword for straight was removed from the use-package in emacs
core. I know I could use use-package from github but I was wondering
if it would be possible to replace the whole functionality with
package-vc. Even if there is no key word for it can package-vc manage
dependencies(i.e. in fully vc form without package.el installs)

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eleven_cupfuls · 2022-12-16 17:55

straight.el support was never built in to use-package. Use-package has
what is effectively a plugin system for keywords; any other package
[can add its own keywords by defining specific
handlers](https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package#keyword-extensions)
for them. So the effects of `straight-use-package` and `:straight`
come from straight.el itself, and I would imagine they still work.

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fromadarkcontinent · 2022-12-16 18:37

Thanks it must have been some other thing that was causing the error
right around the time use-package merged. Freaky coincidence perhaps.

Edit: I still get the errors about straight though and nothing has
changed about my setup except for not installing use-package via
straight.

`Error (use-package): Failed to parse package delight:use-package
unrecognized keyword: :straight`

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[deleted] · 2022-12-16 22:15

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AsterOps · 2022-12-17 16:14

Check this article: https://tony-zorman.com/posts/2022-11-30-package-
vc-install.html

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eleven_cupfuls · 2022-12-17 18:43

Are you sure straight is still being loaded before trying to evaluate
a `use-package` call?

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fromadarkcontinent · 2022-12-17 19:11

Looks good can it  download dependencies?

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AsterOps · 2022-12-17 20:00

I think it does but I am not sure, because I only tested it with one
package ([helm](https://melpa.org/#/helm))

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deaddyfreddy · 2022-12-18 09:40

I use `quelpa-use-package`, so while most packages are installed using
`:ensure` with package.el, the rest are installed from source using
`:quelpa`