47 lines
1.8 KiB
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47 lines
1.8 KiB
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#+TITLE: EModule
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#+AUTHOR: Wojciech Kozlowski
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#+EMAIL: wk@wojciechkozlowski.eu
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EModule (Emacs Module) - is a small add-on to Emacs that helps manage personal
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configuration by splitting it into manageable modules. It goes beyond simply
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splitting configuration across multiple files by also managing the installation
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and removal of packages.
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This was inspired by Spacemacs' automatic package management with layers.
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However, adding additional configuration to an existing layer, or creating a
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new layer required some ramp-up in how they work. By developing something
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simpler, the hope was to have something close in simplicity to just writing a
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basic init file, with the additional benefit of automatic package installation
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and removal.
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* Usage
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Import the package:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-to-list 'load-path (concat (file-name-as-directory user-emacs-directory) "emodule"))
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(require 'emodule)
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#+END_SRC
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Define one or more modules in the modules directory (by default =<user-emacs-directory>/modules=). The module =MODULE=, is expected to be
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defined in a file called =MODULE.el= which will define the list of
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required packages in ~emodule/MODULE-packages~ and any accompanying
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initialisation in the function ~emodule/MODULE-init~.
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Finally, invoke ~emodule/init~ from your init file:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(emodule/init '(MODULE
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...))
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#+END_SRC
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This will install all the required packages (including all dependencies),
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remove any packages that are no longer required (i.e. packages that are no
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longer explicitly listed as required and are not a dependency of some other
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required package), and invoke all the initialisation functions.
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There is also ~emodule/init-debug~, which will not install/remove
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packages so you can comment out modules to help you in debugging
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your init file.
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