Re: user-controlled load-path extension: load-dir

[Stefan Monnier]

> They are not packages, they are snippets of code.  ELPA requires far
> more structure and many more steps.  For what I'm proposing, a lot less
> work is required (just a y/n prompt the first time a snippet is found to
> ensure it's not placed there maliciously).

There's no reason why package.el can't accept any random elisp file.


        Stefan