Hi Shengjing Zhu-- On Thu 2023-02-23 20:12:52 +0800, Shengjing Zhu wrote: > On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 3:18 AM Daniel Kahn Gillmor <d...@fifthhorseman.net> > wrote: >> On Fri 2021-01-29 12:47:53 +0800, Shengjing Zhu wrote: >> >> > It doesn't support global completion files yet. Author just says he will >> > consider this after 0.15. >> >> Hi there! elvish is now several versions past 0.15. any ideas where to >> put tab completion files so that elvish can pick them up automatically? >> > > There is indeed something new landed in recent versions. > > https://elv.sh/ref/command.html#module-search-directories > It now supports searching global modules in /usr/share/elvish/lib. > However as the directory name shows, it's not meant for autocompletion > scripts. > > After discussion with upstream, I think it's better to keep the > status quo. We can see if a more sensible place that upstream will use > in next debian release cycle.
It's now been four years(!) since i first asked this question -- has there been any progress in figuring out where/how to ship elvish tab completion directives so that they'll be automatically usable by anyone using elvish on Debian? --dkg
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