(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)
See discussion about this:
* contributing.texi (Emacs Packages): Document how Emacs packages that are
part of “standard” packages should be handled.
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Not sure if «“standard” package» is the correct phrase, maybe someone
has better suggestions.
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@@ -703,6 +703,14 @@ When encountering problems, it is wise to check for the presence of the
file, and whether any dependencies and their versions listed therein are
satisfied.
+Some Emacs package are part of other ``standard'' packages (e.g., the
+@file{notmuch.el} package is part of the official Notmuch tarball). In
+theses cases, the Emacs package should be in it's own @code{emacs-}
+package, while the ``standard'' package should not contain the Emacs
+package. E.g., the @code{emacs-notmuch} package only contains the Emacs
+package for Notmuch, while the @code{notmuch} package contains the other
+things---command line tools, C library, etc.
+
@node Python Modules
@subsection Python Modules
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