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Clarify recipe docs, and clean up trailing whitespace in readme.

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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ folder with version corresponding to the newest HEAD revision
available; given according to the `%Y%m%d` format.
* `melpa` -- All the logic for generating everything in the repository
based on the recipe files. By default this will clean the `packages/` directory,
based on the recipe files. By default this will clean the `packages/` directory,
build all packages
listed under `recipes/`, and compile the `index.html` file for the [melpa]
website front page.
@ -75,21 +75,22 @@ the repository.
## Contributing New Packages
Packages are specified by files in the `recipes` directory. You can contribute a new package by adding a new file under `recipes` using the following form,
Packages are specified by files in the `recipes` directory. You can contribute a new package by adding a new file under `recipes` using the following form,
(name :url "<repo url>"
:fetcher [git|github|svn|darcs|wiki]
(name
:fetcher [git|github|svn|darcs|wiki]
[:url "<repo url>"]
[:repo "github-user/repo-name"]
[:files ("<file1>", ...)])
`name`
: a lisp symbol that has the same name as the package being specified.
: a lisp symbol that has the same name as the package being specified.
`:url`
: specifies the URL of the version control repository. *not required for the `wiki` fetcher*
: specifies the URL of the version control repository. *required for the `git`, `svn` and `darcs` fetchers*
`:fetcher`
: specifies the type of repository that `:url` points to. Right now package-build supports [git][git], [github][github], [subversion (svn)][svn], [darcs][darcs], and [Emacs Wiki (wiki)][emacswiki] as possible mechanisms for checking out the repository. With the exception of the Emacs Wiki fetcher, package-build uses the corresponding application to update files before building the package. The Emacs Wiki fetcher gets the latest version of the package from `http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/<NAME>.el` where `NAME` is the package name. Note that the `:url` property is not needed for the `wiki` engine unless the name of the package file on the EmacsWiki differs from the package name being built. In the case of the `github` fetcher, use `repo` instead of `url`; the git URL will then be deduced.
: specifies the type of repository that `:url` points to. Right now package-build supports [git][git], [github][github], [subversion (svn)][svn], [darcs][darcs], and [Emacs Wiki (wiki)][emacswiki] as possible mechanisms for checking out the repository. With the exception of the Emacs Wiki fetcher, package-build uses the corresponding application to update files before building the package. The Emacs Wiki fetcher gets the latest version of the package from `http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/<NAME>.el` where `NAME` is the package name. Note that the `:url` property is not needed for the `wiki` engine unless the name of the package file on the EmacsWiki differs from the package name being built. In the case of the `github` fetcher, use `:repo` instead of `:url`; the git URL will then be deduced.
`:files`
: optional property specifying the explicit files used to build the package. Automatically populated by matching all `.el` files in the root of the repository. This is necessary when there are multiple `.el` files in the repository but the package should only be built from a subset.
@ -107,16 +108,16 @@ Packages are specified by files in the `recipes` directory. You can contribute
* `README.md`
* `ido-ubiquitous.el`
Since there is only one `.el` file, this package only needs the `:url` and `:fetcher` specified,
(ido-ubiquitous
:url "https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner/ido-ubiquitous.git"
:fetcher git)
### Multiple Packages in one Repository
The
[emacs-starter-kit](https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit)
contains the *starter-kit* package along with extra packages in the
@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ contains the *starter-kit* package along with extra packages in the
:url "https://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit.git"
:fetcher git
:files ("modules/starter-kit-bindings.el"))
Notice that `:files` is not specified for `starter-kit` since package-build will automatically add all `.el` files in the root directory of the repository. The `starter-kit-bindings` repository is contained in the `modules/` subdirectory and thus needs the packages files specified explicitly.
@ -149,4 +150,3 @@ This can be configured using the `package-build-archive-dir` variable.
Repositories are checked out to the `working/` directory by default.
This can be configured using the `package-build-working-dir` variable.