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Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 14bb519: * lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el: New "ext


From: Artur Malabarba
Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 14bb519: * lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el: New "external" package status
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 20:30:48 +0100

2015-05-07 20:12 GMT+01:00 Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>:
> Hello, Artur.
>
> On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 07:47:29PM +0100, Artur Malabarba wrote:
>> 2015-05-07 19:17 GMT+01:00 Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>:
>> >>     An external package is any installed package that's not built-in
>> >>     and not from `package-user-dir', which usually means it's from an
>> >>     entry in `package-directory-list'.  They are treated much like
>> >>     built-in packages, in that they cannot be through the Package Menu
>> >>     deleted and are not considered for upgrades.
>
> The word order "they cannot be through the Package Menu deleted" is
> wrong in English (it would be correct in German ;-).  The correct word
> order is "they cannot be deleted through the Package menu".  I don't
> think there's any reason to capitalise "menu" either, though I can see
> "Package" might want to be capitalised.
>
> Please consider amending your patch to the documentation.

Oops. I wish I could use German as an excuse, but it was really a typo. :-(



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