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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How to bind term-interrupt-subjob in term-raw-map with use-package?
I am trying to bind term-interrupt-subjob in term-raw-map like this,
(use-package term
:bind (:map term-raw-map
("C-c". term-interrupt-subjob)
("C-'". kill-buffer)))
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Separate November 29 org-9.5.1 directory under elpa directory
I just noticed that I have under my ~/.emacs.d/elpa directory a ~/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.5.1/ directory wherein all the entries have the date 29 Nov. So when I look for ob-haskell.el it's not in ~/.emacs....
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How to enable fuzzy matching in Ivy's prompt-buffer via use-package?
I used to use Helm and I really liked it. After watching System Crafter's YouTube series called "Emacs from Scratch", I decided to use the configuration showcased. The YouTuber prefers Ivy ...
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How to disable highlight-indentation-mode in elpy/Python
I use elpy with Python files. The indention is shown with vertical bars. I do not want them and know that I can disable them with highlight-indentation-mode. Doing this explicite with M-x in the ...
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init-open-recentf with use-package
I want to use use-package for nearly everything in my init.el.
I have set up recentf. And to make the recent-file buffer pop up when Emacs starts I also included the init-open-recentf package.
But I ...
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recursive require of slime error when trying to require symex
I'm getting the following error when doing (require 'symex) or (use-package symex).
Error (use-package): symex/:catch: Recursive ‘require’ for feature ‘slime’
This is emacs 27.1 on Ubuntu 21.10 and ...
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How can I use some package after other some other packages loaded?
I am trying to start dap-mode in my golang project. I already have lsp-mode config set.
for example:
(use-package lsp-mode
:hook
((go-mode . lsp-deferred)
(rust-mode . lsp-deferred)
)
)
What ...
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Why I can't boot Emacs succesfully with this EXWM configuration in my init file?
I have been using Emacs for the last 5 months. However, tiling window managers is totally a new topic for me. This includes EXWM.
Since I am already somewhat familiar with Emacs, I have been trying ...
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use-package: How to skip installing/updating packages which are installed by system package manager?
I use use-package with straight.el on NixOS.
Some packages are installed by Nix, such as evil and org-mode.
I see that use-package still clones their repositories and tries to build them.
How to avoid ...
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How can I load Dired+ only if I actually use Dired?
I'm loading dired+ from a file ( as it has been removed from Melpa ), but it won't load when I try to make it conditional of opening a dired buffer.
;; ---- Dired + --------
;; Loads Dired+
(use-...
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Bind function key when in python-mode
I want to bind f5 to launch pdb, but the minibuffer always says <f5> is undefined.
(use-package python-mode
:bind (:map python-mode-map
("<[f5]>" . realgud:pdb))
:...
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`org-ellipsis` respected by `emacsclient` but not by `emacs`
In my emacs.d/init.el I have:
(use-package org
;; ...
:custom
(org-ellipsis " ▼")
:custom-face
(org-ellipsis ((t (:foreground "#665" :underline nil))))
;; ....
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use-package keybind only works with eval-buffer
The following init.el keybind doesn't work after starting emacs, only when I eval-buffer init.el (otherwise C-c C-d just goes to its default bind in python-mode):
(use-package python-mode
:ensure ...
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Why does setting use-package-always-ensure cause Emacs to contact package repositories at startup?
I have the following in my init.el:
(setq use-package-always-ensure t)
because I want packages referenced by use-package to be downloaded automatically if I don't have them.
When I enable this ...
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Add autoloading use-package keywords to a fork of general.el
I have forked general.el to add a few autoloaded keywords of my own, by using the :general keyword use-package functions as a template. However, this bit of code, originally used for :general, is not ...
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require 'use-package: cannot load file on second time as per flycheck
For my require 'use-package, I'm getting cannot load file error but I really don't understand why.
In my ~/.emacs.d/init.el file, at the very top, I have
(eval-when-compile
(require 'use-package))
(...
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use-package session example please
I want to setup session with use-package but I don't know elisp except copying from working code. Here is what I've copied:
;;;_* session
(use-package session
:if (not noninteractive)
:load-path &...
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why doesn't use-package :defines stop this "variable is void" error?
Error (use-package): w3m/:config: Symbol’s value as variable is void: w3m-filter-configuration
I have a use-package statement that was producing an error because apparently emacs-w3m doesn't configure ...
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use-package hook in to multiple modes
How can I tell this config to also activate git-auto-commit-mode
mode for the js-mode in addition to fundamental-mode
(use-package git-auto-commit-mode
:hook
(fundamental-mode . git-auto-commit-...
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What is the difference/purpose between "require" and "package-install"?
I am trying to understand the subtle nuances of Emacs' packaging system(s). I do not find that anyone has really clarified or explained the difference between two, what I assume to be, key components ...
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How to override the :hook section of a use-package declaration
I am attempting to change the :hook section of a use-package declaration that I cannot directly modify. In my case, I want to remove hooks that are getting set, not just add more hooks. Is there a way ...
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I would like to couple two autoloaded functions, while using use-package
I would like to couple elm-format-on-save-mode and elm-preview-main, so that when I save a file it gets formatted and compiled, and the generated html get's previewed.
(use-package elm-mode
:config
...
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Failed to verify signature gnu-elpa-keyring-update
CentOS 7, Emacs 25.1
http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gnu-elpa-keyring-update.html
M-x package-install RET gnu-elpa-keyring-update RET
But I get error:
Failed to verify signature gnu-elpa-keyring-update-...
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No such file or directory: dash
Since few days I am getting this error but I don't remember changing anything in my configuration. I have dash installed on my system. I was thinking then it needs dash Emacs package, but after ...
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How do I solve `Lisp error: (void-function -compose)` when using lsp-dart?
When I load a Dart file with GNU Emacs 27.1-1 for OS X I get the following little error novel.
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function -compose)
(-compose #'lsp--client-path->uri-fn #'lsp--...
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When emacsclient open with eval using use-package it opens waiting M-x
I am trying to create a bash alias to open emacs with a calendar from terminal. To do so I am using calfw with use-package like so:
(use-package calfw
:ensure ;TODO:
:config
(require 'calfw)
(...
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Configure ryo-modal to execute function from evil-ex-commands alist
I would like some help in configuring ryo-modal, via use-package, to run a command from the evil-ex-commands alist, using ("ll" (cdr (assoc "wq" evil-ex-commands))); however, I'm ...
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Package autoloading and use-package
I'm a beginner on emacs and I don't understand packages autoloading and use-package.
I see a lot of configs online which use 'use-package' and recommends installing packages with package manager (...
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How to unbind the key for a specific map?
I use org, smartparens and use-package altogether. Sometimes I need to delete a heading and its subheadings. Without smartparens package I use the C-k key and it allows me to delete the heading itself ...
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Getting uninstall packages offer after package updates
Each time I call up list-package and update, I get this message after the updates
Operation finished. Packages that are no longer needed: 43. Type ‘M-x package-autoremove’ to remove them
Below is ...
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Why isnt `(require 'use-package)` triggered when I open Emacs?
So, here is my init.el:
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/site-lisp/use-package")
(require 'use-package)
(with-eval-after-load 'info
(info-initialize)
(add-to-list 'Info-directory-...
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Autoloading of evil fails: failed to define function evil
I get the error:
run-hooks: Autoloading file /home/xxxx/.emacs.d/elpa/evil-collection-20210203.811/modes/unimpaired/evil-collection-unimpaired.elc failed to define function evil at startup.
Here is ...
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How to specify that a package uses my key bindings
For example, I use M-s as isearch-forward:
(global-set-key (kbd "M-s") 'isearch-forward)
When I try to install isearch+ with use-package:
(use-package isearch+
:straight t)
I get the ...
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Post installation hooks with use-package
I like to use use-package to automatically install and manage packages. On a fresh emacs install, this works perfectly fine except when a package needs me to manually run something. One example is the ...
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How to do local keymap with use-package
I want to bind the verb package's keymap within org-mode. Currently, I am using the with-eval-after-load function in the :init option.
(use-package org-plus-contrib
:ensure t
:init
(require 'org-...
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Idiomatic way to store and access custom LaTeX code
I have some latex classes or bunch of packages I use and that I'd like to move out of my init.el because it keeps on growing and I want them to be standalone.
How can I make them accessible from my ...
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Cannot call use-package on Emacs master
I can't use use-package with Emacs master. How can I find out why this is?
For me, all calls (via eval-last-sexp) to use-package fail as
Error (use-package): Cannot load X Disable showing Disable ...
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Auctex hook causes an error when set with use-package :hook versus add-hook?
According to the use-package documentation these two are the same:
(use-package ace-jump-mode
:hook (prog-mode . ace-jump-mode))
(use-package ace-jump-mode
:commands ace-jump-mode
:init
(add-...
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Installing quelpa-use-package from use-package
Currently I have the following init file to install and use use-package:
;; Package.el
(require 'package)
(package-initialize)
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '(&...
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Why do these two different use-package declarations (for the same package) have different effects?
What I want to accomplish is to add a keybinding C-<backspace> to the eshell-mod-map that calls func. That can be done like this,
(use-package eshell
:init
(defun add-func-keybinding ()
(...
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use-package & quelpa: resolve dependencies with elpa?
When modifying some packages I'm using (use-package :load-path "my-forked-project") but to make my config work in any machine I want get that package from say my github repo.
I'm now trying ...
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Why does use-package considers "emacs" as a package?
In the use-package documentation https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package#diminishing-and-delighting-minor-modes there is an example that considers emacs as a package(i.e (use-package emacs))
Usually ...
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Remap lsp-mode prefix with use-package
How do I remap the lsp-mode prefix key to "s-k" using the use-package package?
I tried the following
(use-package lsp-mode
:ensure t
:init
(setq lsp-keymap-prefix (kbd "s-k")
...
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how to extract options I saved with customize and insert it inside use-package lines?
Suppose I did some customization through M-x customize-mode or something similar
'(org-agenda-custom-commands
'(("n" "Agenda and all TODOs"
((agenda "" nil)
...
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Is there a better way of writing this with use-package?
I feel like there is a better way of writing this with use-package but I just can't get the usual way to work.
(use-package eshell
:hook
(eshell-mode
. (lambda ()
(define-key
...
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Error when activating org-mode unless speedbar loaded first
Whenever I open an org file before the speedbar package is loaded, org-mode produces the following error:
Symbol’s function definition is void: speedbar-add-supported-extension
The error above is ...
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Byte compilation error with use-package
The beginning of my ~/.emacs.d/init.el file looks like this:
;; MELPA
(require 'package)
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
(setq package-check-signature nil)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("...
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How to bind key in use-package
I added a section binding to my config, but one key doesn't work.
:bind (("C-c a" . org-agenda)
("<f6>" . org-capture)
("<M-S-return>" . org-...
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use-package and dependencies
Given a major mode package foo and foo-x that extends foo, with feature x is there a recommended way to configure them with use-package (assuming :defer t and :ensure t for all?
nested use-package
(...
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Dired ranger not working loading it with use-package
I added the package dired-ranger using use-package, but when I open a folder with dired C-x d , I see the regular single panel instead of the two or three panels from dired-ranger.
I'm loading the ...