Re: finder.el UI

[Stefan Monnier]

SM> All packages bundled with Emacs (i.e. all those found by finder.el) are
SM> already installed and activated.

> I thought it would make sense to link what package.el will manage into
> finder.el and other Emacs facilities, so this would no longer be true.
> finder.el would show (clearly marked regarding their state and repo
> origin) available, installed, and activated packages; there would also
> be a way from there to install and activate a package, either internally
> or through a link to the package.el UI.  Do you disagree with that
> proposal?

I'm not opposed to it, but just pointing out that currently they do
things that are quite different, since finder.el lets you find things
among the installed&activated packages, whereas package.el lets you find
things among the nonactivated&noninstalled packages and lets you
activate&|install them.

AFAIK the urgent thing is to add the ability to install several version
of a package and then separately to choose which one to activate in
a given session.
And then to install package.el (the paperwork from other contributors
can even come later since those contributions aren't needed for those
features anyway).


        Stefan