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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ In addition to *minimal-emacs.d*, startup speed is influenced by your computer's
- [Configuring elpaca (package manager)](#configuring-elpaca-package-manager)
- [Frequently asked questions](#frequently-asked-questions)
- [How to display Emacs startup duration?](#how-to-display-emacs-startup-duration)
- [How to give more priority to MELPA over MELPA stable?](#how-to-give-more-priority-to-melpa-over-melpa-stable)
- [How to use MELPA stable?](#how-to-use-melpa-stable)
- [How to load a local lisp file for machine-specific configurations?](#how-to-load-a-local-lisp-file-for-machine-specific-configurations)
- [How to load Emacs customizations?](#how-to-load-emacs-customizations)
- [How to increase gc-cons-threshold?](#how-to-increase-gc-cons-threshold)
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(Alternatively, you may use the built-in `M-x emacs-init-time` command to obtain the startup duration. However, `emacs-init-time` does not account for the portion of the startup process that occurs after `after-init-time`.)
### How to give more priority to MELPA over MELPA stable?
### How to use MELPA stable?
**Warning:** MELPA Stable is generally more reliable and thoroughly tested, as it contains stable versions of packages. On the other hand, MELPA provides bleeding-edge versions, which often include new features but may also introduce changes that could potentially break functionality. The author of *minimal-emacs.d* uses MELPA over MELPA Stable without encountering issues, but this is provided as a caution to allow you to make an informed decision based on your stability versus feature needs.
By default, the *minimal-emacs.d* configuration assigns specific priorities to various package archives, which determines the order in which packages are fetched from these archives. The default priorities are as follows:
To add MELPA Stable for accessing stable package versions, you can adjust the `package-archive-priorities` variable in your `~/.emacs.d/post-early-init.el` file.
```elisp
(customize-set-variable 'package-archive-priorities '(("gnu" . 99)
("nongnu" . 80)
("melpa-stable" . 70)
("melpa" . 0)))
(push '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") package-archives)
```
In this configuration, the GNU, Nongnu, and MELPA Stable archives (which contain stable versions of MELPA packages) are assigned higher priorities than MELPA (which contains the latest versions of packages). As a result, packages will be fetched from MELPA Stable before MELPA.
To prioritize MELPA over MELPA Stable, to access bleeding-edge package versions, you can adjust the `package-archive-priorities` variable accordingly:
```elisp
;; This change increases MELPA's priority to 75, above MELPA Stable's
;; priority of 70, ensuring that MELPA is preferred for package installations
;; over MELPA Stable.
;;
;; MELPA Stable offers reliable, tested versions, while MELPA provides newer
;; features at the risk of potential instability; for your information,
;; the author of minimal-emacs.d has been using MELPA (and not MELPA stable)
;; for years without any major issues.
(customize-set-variable 'package-archive-priorities '(("gnu" . 99)
("nongnu" . 80)
("melpa-stable" . 70)
;; MELPA priority has been changed to 75
("melpa" . 75)))
```
However, the packages can sometimes be outdated.
### How to load a local lisp file for machine-specific configurations?