Questions tagged [use-package]
is a macro package to isolate Emacs configuration lines in the init file. By isolating related lines, the configuration performs better and is easier to maintain.
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use-package deferred loading for extensions not in :mode
When moving to use-package, I'd to replace
(require 'markdown-mode)
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode))
with
(use-package markdown-mode
:mode "\\.md\\'"
:config ...
)
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fetching elisp library from url
I am using use-package in my .emacs and it is great. However
occasionally I want to use a 3-rd party code which is not in [M]ELPA.
Of course, I can download it but then I will need to maintain a copy ...
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`use-package` and `define-key`
I'm using multiple-cursors, setting it up with use-package. By default, when multiple-cursors mode is enabled, <return> is bound to multiple-cursors-mode. I'm trying to override that adding this ...
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Prevent el-get updates
use-package package does not deal with packages on EmacsWiki. Therefore in my init file I added el-get too:
(use-package el-get
:config (el-get-emacswiki-build-local-recipes))
(el-get-bundle dired+...
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Using el-patch on a helper library of package
I am using the dashboard package which allows you to either use your own .png image on your splash page or makes you pick from a set of ascii logos. For some reason, it doesn't allow you to choose ...
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Avoid installing package to “.emacs.d/elpa/” directory
I install yasnippet from the repository using the package manager and I add the corresponding directory to the load path before (use-package yasnippet):
;; Add all subdirs in site-lisp to the ...
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Is there a clean way to splice some args to an existing Lisp macro?
I have the following non-working elisp code:
(use-package eglot
;; For debug/testing, load local copy of eglot if it exists
,@(if (file-directory-p (concat user-emacs-directory "/...
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configure packages without`provide` with `use-package`
How to configure packages, which have no (provide <PACKAGENAME>) call in their source code?
Immediate problem: configure isearch with use-package.
(Editing isearch.el is not an option because ...
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Slow package installation and multiple warnings
I have noticed that my emacs startup the first time while fetching all my packages using use-package and byte compiling everything is quite slow even though the number of packages is only 18.
My ...
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Integrating org-download with org-journal; images do not download
I have org-journal entries which I'd like to link to images that are also stored alongside them in the filesystem. Ideally this would happen automatically when an image is dragged-and-dropped on the ...
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How to temporaraly turn on a minor eldoc mode
I am trying to use go-eldoc, but its performance is too poor to always have on. This is what I currently have:
(use-package go-eldoc
:defer 2
:hook (go-mode . go-eldoc-setup))
(use-package go-...
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Proper way to use use-package and hooks on Auctex package
I'm learning how to use use-package, and I've some troubles to make it work with the Auctex packages (all the other packages are fine). I made my own function configure-viewer that basically adds a ...
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use-package org-mode :hook is being ignored
I'm currently running this version of Emacs:
GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.7) of 2019-04-11, modified by Debian
I'm attempting to use use-package to configure the ...
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use-package can't load package at startup
When I start Emacs I get the error message
Error (use-package): Cannot load counsel
But when I open init.el in a buffer and run eval-buffer everything works fine. What I'm doing wrong?
My Emacs ...
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Org mode needs to be reloaded before I can use my settings
I configured my org-mode through use-package :init and it works fine, except in one case. If I restart emacs and reopen a buffered .org file, my settings won't be applied until I do org-mode-restart, ...
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org-mode function definition is void
I install org-mode using use-package via the orgmode.org elpa archive.
In the past month I've received Symbol’s function definition is void messages such as:
org-capture-select-template: Symbol’s ...
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.emacs complains about undefined functions/variables event after byte-compile
I use use-package and pulled in the treemacs package with the default settings. Then I byte-compiled my .emacsfile. But I still get a warning saying:
the following functions might not be defined at ...
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Why :bind-keymap from use-package doesn't work for origami-mode-map?
Following the use in projectile example, which works fine for me. Why the following variation doesn't?
(use-package origami
:bind-keymap ("C-c o" . origami-mode-map)
:config
(global-origami-...
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AUCTeX no longer using pdf-tools after using :bind and :map from use-package to define keybindings for PDFView mode
I'd like to define a Hydra for PDFView mode and bind a key for it in pdf-view-mode-map. However, it seems that if I try to bind any keys for pdf-view-mode-map using :bind and :map of use-package, ...
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use-package do not bind in latex-mode-map
this is a part of my init file
(use-package tex-site
:ensure auctex
:mode
("\\.tex\\'" . latex-mode)
:bind
(:map LaTeX-mode-map
("<f5> <f5>" . TeX-command-save-buffer-and-...
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use-package won't load
I use the same configuration of emacs on multiple machines, and I want to use use-package to keep the packages the same on all machines. I have an init file in each machine's home directory that ...
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use-package arguments without use-package
The guide I'm following for lsp-emacs wants me to set these options:
;; Enable scala-mode and sbt-mode
(use-package scala-mode
:mode "\\.s\\(cala\\|bt\\)$")
(use-package sbt-mode
:commands sbt-...
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Proper use of use-package
I am using the following init file to download and load packages from melpa-stable in fresh Emacs installations:
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable....
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How to convert a package to a layer in spacemacs
I am new to the world of Emacs, and like most ex-vimmers, I am starting with Spacemacs. I have been trying to find time to do some leetcode and would like to use the package leetcode-emacs.
I have ...
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Melpa packages aren't being added
I have this in my init.el
(require 'package)
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
;;; Remove SC if you are not using sunrise commander and org if you like outdated packages
(setq package-archives '((...
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Cannot run cquery
I have been using rtags as my primary C++ mode, but I found that it's performance is not satisfying for large code bases e.g. Linux kernel.
It takes more than 5 seconds to find definitions. This it ...
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binding a minor mode's function to already defined key in global-map
(use-package
anaconda-mode
:defer t
:config
(progn
(unbind-key "M-." anaconda-mode-map)
(unbind-key "C-_" global-map))
:bind ((:map anaconda-mode-map
("C-_" . anaconda-...
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Spacemacs error when loading `.spacemacs` which uses package `flycheck`
I added the following at the end of my ~/.spacemacs file:
(use-package flycheck
:defer t
:init (global-flycheck-mode))
When I do this, I get Spacemacs encountered an error while loading your '/...
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Unbind CUA <C-return> key only in dired mode
Goal: unbind <C-return> key ONLY in dired mode in order to rebind it to dired-w32explore.
My configuration is using use-package with something like this:
(use-package dired
:init
(unbind-...
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initialization of bibtex package
When i ran the following code in just started emacs
(with-temp-buffer
(insert "@article{aaaa,
author = {AAA},
title = {BBBB}
}")
(bibtex-mode)
(bibtex-autokey-get-field "title")...
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`use-package` errors with “failed to define function” message when loading a local copy of a package
I'm trying to modify the package ediprolog, which was installed and working before, with use-package, from ELPA. I copied the file from the elpa folder to a folder called ediprolog.el and used:
(use-...
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How can I remove the logo image in the dashboard package?
I'd like to remove the image of the Emacs cow from the startup screen, but I want to keep my recent files, bookmarks, and agenda. Currently, I'm using the dashboard package with use-package.
My ...
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use-package: How to defer loading a command when depending on other deferred packages?
I would like to autoload the command f-join from f.el using use-package. Note that the package f.el depends on the packages dash.el and s.el. Here is a minimal example:
(setq debug-on-error t)
(let ((...
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How to properly define hydras inside use-package?
For example, I use undo-tree and have the following in my config file:
(use-package undo-tree
:ensure t
:diminish (undo-tree-mode . "")
:config
(global-undo-tree-mode 1))
Now I want to use ...
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Properly install ESS using use-package
I installed ESS using the following chuck of code:
(use-package ess
:init (require 'ess-site)
:mode (("\\.[rR]\\'" . R-mode)
("\\.Rnw\\'" . Rnw-mode))
)
Everything works fine, however ...
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use-package :bind not working as expected
I frequently work with R and ess, and want to bind a shortcut to a function that clears the R console:
(use-package ess-site
:ensure ess
:bind (:map inferior-ess-mode-map
("C-c c" . ...
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Reordering declarations with use-package: Why does this work?
I'm reorganising my init.el a bit and I've realised that it contains the following set of use-package declarations: (simplified slightly)
(use-package hasky-extensions
:config
(general-define-key
...
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Error (use-package): Cannot load magit
I am not sure if that is a problem on my site or more people are experiencing this. I thought at first that I broke something in my config file, but after loading by backup .emacs.d, the error is the ...
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Does `provide` conflict with `use-package`?
I just install use-package yesterday and still learning it. I notice use-package is not working in my environment:
Here is my init file:
(require 'package)
(dolist (url '(("melpa" . "https://melpa....
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How to set mode hook with lambda using use-package
I'm attempting to set the following hook using use-package, but it's not getting applied.
Normal elisp:
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (org-bullets-mode 1)))
Using use-package:
(use-package ...
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use-package won't load helm for projectile
I'm trying to use use-package to load projectile. Projectile uses helm for completion, which I'm also loading with use-package. Since projectile and helm have :bind sections I believe they're both ...
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package-install - not match
Window 10 (64 bit), Emacs 26.1
When in *scratch* buffer I run:
M-x package-install multiple-cursors
I get error No match
But when I go to package manager I success found and install package ...
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use-package ensure not working: package downloaded but gives warning and skips config [duplicate]
I have the following code in my init.el file:
(use-package org-plus-contrib
:ensure t
:config (progn (require 'ox-extra)
(ox-extras-activate '(ignore-headlines))))
The :ensure t ...
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Load package in dir-locals
Sorry, I'm new to emacs and I'm sure this is a very basic question.
For my personal projects I prefer spaces for indentation, whereas work requires smart-tabs (tabs for indentation, spaces for ...
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Ensuring binary packages with use-package
I just started organizing my packages with use-package because I need the simple transition between few computers. I use few binary programs asynchronously, and been therefor searching for solution ...
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How to use `use-package` when the package and associated feature are named differently?
What use-package declaration should one use when the name of the package (as present in MELPA or GNU ELPA) and the name of the main feature provided by that package are different? For instance ...
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“No such file or directory, bind-key” after installing use-package [duplicate]
I'm using Emacs on Windows 10. I want to override key bindings, so after reading How to override major mode bindings, I installed use-package with the built-in package manager (via M-x package-install ...
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use-package and package-initialize problem with emacs27
I'm having quite a bit of trouble getting use-package to automatically install packages in emacs27
I deleted a package using package-delete and restarted emacs. On emacs26, use-package would ...
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when to use defer in use-package?
Quoting from use-package
If you aren't using :commands, :bind, :bind*, :bind-keymap, :bind-keymap*, :mode, or :interpreter (all of which imply :defer; see the docstring for use-package for a brief ...
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When to specify a package name in use-package's :ensure tag?
use-package lets you automatically install packages by using the :ensure tag. You can do that as follows
(use-package <package>
:ensure t)
But for some packages that doesn't work, such as ...
