From 3c6ea08d64e40431960338f6b017062c609f0150 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Cherti <60946298+jamescherti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:23:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 69e096c..e53af48 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ Add the following to your `~/.emacs.d/pre-early-init.el` file: **IMPORTANT: Some MELPA Stable packages are outdated and lack important features.** Here is an [interesting discussion about MELPA stable](https://github.com/melpa/melpa/issues/6656). Here are the key differences between **MELPA** (the default repository used in minimal-emacs.d) and **MELPA Stable**: -- **MELPA** is a rolling release repository for Emacs packages, where packages are continuously updated with the latest commits from their respective development branches, providing the most current features and bug fixes. +- **MELPA** is a rolling release repository for Emacs packages, where packages are continuously updated with the latest commits from their respective development branches, delivering the most current features and bug fixes. While MELPA features the latest changes, most Emacs package developers have learned to maintain a relatively stable master branch, which contributes to MELPA’s overall stability. Furthermore, MELPA includes a broader selection of packages. - In contrast, **MELPA Stable** is a repository that hosts versioned, tagged releases of packages. However, MELPA Stable does not guarantee more reliability than MELPA, as its tagged versions may still suffer from issues like uncoordinated dependencies or incomplete testing, and updates are less frequent, often based on developer discretion rather than every new commit. By default, minimal-emacs.d uses MELPA, GNU, and Nongnu repositories. If you prefer MELPA Stable over MELPA, you can add MELPA Stable and prioritize it. To ensure packages are fetched from MELPA Stable first, add the following configuration to `~/.emacs.d/post-early-init.el`: