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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/emacs.scm | 39 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm index 84e874b91c..b8b29dc599 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm @@ -9308,3 +9308,42 @@ downloading manager for Emacs.") "This package provides an Emacs CSV mode, a major mode for editing records in a generalized CSV (character-separated values) format.") (license license:gpl3+))) + +(define-public emacs-helpful + (package + (name "emacs-helpful") + (version "0.1") + (source (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (string-append + "https://github.com/Wilfred/helpful/archive/" + version ".tar.gz")) + (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz")) + (sha256 + (base32 + "16dx566qzrjj0bf43lnw7h1qlvgs94brqplamw8kppp2ylr72qs9")))) + (build-system emacs-build-system) + (propagated-inputs + `(("emacs-elisp-refs" ,emacs-elisp-refs))) + (home-page "https://github.com/Wilfred/helpful") + (synopsis "More contextual information in Emacs help") + (description "@code{helpful} is an alternative to the built-in Emacs help +that provides much more contextual information. + +@itemize +@item Show the source code for interactively defined functions (unlike the +built-in Help). +@item Fall back to the raw sexp if no source is available. +@item Show where a function is being called. +@item Docstrings will Highlight the summary (the first sentence), include +cross-references, hide superfluous puncuation. +@item Show you the properties that have been applied to the current +symbol. This provides visibility of features like edebug or byte-code +optimisation. +@item Provide a separate @code{helpful-command} function to view interactive +functions. +@item Display any keybindings that apply to interactive functions. +@item Trace, disassemble functions from inside Helpful. This is discoverable +and doesn't require memorisation of commands. +@end itemize\n") + (license license:gpl3+))) |