Timeline for Does use-package keep packages automatically updated?
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| Apr 1, 2017 at 18:37 | vote | accept | Mikael Springer | ||
| Mar 31, 2017 at 17:57 | comment | added | npostavs |
@zck I think it's more that use-package is meant to provide a quick startup and checking for updates would be slow. Also, the author of use-package doesn't use package.el packages, any related features (like :ensure) were tacked on afterwards by other users. In the original design, all packages are considered optional, your init.el just skips configuration of missing packages.
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| Mar 31, 2017 at 16:58 | comment | added | zck | The reason I've heard as to why that's the case is because updating packages can break them, so it would regress in functionality. | |
| Mar 31, 2017 at 15:30 | history | answered | glucas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |