branch: elpa-admin
commit 223f7ebc0f05d265fc7811e78edd851981ddda26
Author: Stefan Kangas <stefankan...@gmail.com>
Commit: Stefan Kangas <ste...@marxist.se>
* README: Clarify deployment process.
---
README | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 0b8c2ed..c574ed2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@ packages/ directory. You can then add that directory,
e.g. with:
** To deploy the package repository as a remotely-accessible archive:
+The deployment process creates sibling directories, so start by creating
+a clean directory to work in:
+
+ mkdir elpa ; cd elpa
+
+The above step is optional, but recommended.
+
git -c fetch.fsckObjects=false clone .../elpa
(cd elpa; git clone .../emacs) #If you want to generate :core packages.
mkdir build
