branch: elpa-admin
commit 8283500398688134f2a05a7c0a2a8131ec76b8df
Author: Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca>
Commit: Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca>
* elpa-admin.el (elpaa--sort-packages): New command
---
elpa-admin.el | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/elpa-admin.el b/elpa-admin.el
index ecae2795e2..eab88bd8d4 100644
--- a/elpa-admin.el
+++ b/elpa-admin.el
@@ -2451,5 +2451,31 @@ relative to elpa root."
(write-region (point-min) (point-max)
dstfile nil 'silent))))
+;;; Edit support for `elpa-packages'
+
+(defun elpaa--sort-packages ()
+ "Sort packages by alphabetical order."
+ (interactive)
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (down-list 1)
+ (sort-subr nil
+ (lambda ()
+ (unless (save-excursion
+ (forward-comment (point-max))
+ (looking-at "("))
+ (goto-char (point-max))))
+ (lambda ()
+ (forward-sexp 1)
+ (skip-chars-forward " \t")
+ (when (or (eolp) (looking-at ";"))
+ ;; A comment was found between the two entries.
+ ;; Since it's right after the end (on the same line),
+ ;; it belongs to this record, otherwise it belongs
+ ;; to the next.
+ (forward-line 1))
+ (skip-chars-forward " \t\n")
+ (skip-chars-backward " \t"))
+ (lambda () (forward-comment (point-max)))))
+
(provide 'elpa-admin)
;;; elpa-admin.el ends here
