How can I exclude a package in Spacemacs?
Packages may be excluded by setting the :excluded property to true. This will prevent the package from being installed even if it is used by another layer. For each included package, you may define one or more of the following functions, which are called in order by Spacemacs to initialize the package.
What does the.spacemacs file start out with?
The .spacemacs file starts out with defun dotspacemacs/layers which is where both these kinds of things go. I haven’t yet come across a must-have functionality that doesn’t fall into one of these two categories, maybe later. ;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp -*- ;; This file is loaded by Spacemacs at startup.
Why do we need a configuration layer in Spacemacs?
This document is intended as a tutorial for users who are interested in writing their first configuration layer, whether for private use or for contributing upstream. It should help clear up some confusion regarding how layers work and how Spacemacs (and Emacs) loads packages. Layers and packages. What gives?
What are the names of the Spacemacs distributions?
For now available distributions are `spacemacs-base’ ;; or `spacemacs’. (default ‘spacemacs) dotspacemacs-distribution ‘spacemacs ;; Lazy installation of layers (i.e. layers are installed only when a file ;; with a supported type is opened).
What do you need to know about Spacemacs?
Initialization 6.3.1.3. Exclusion 6.3.2. Without a layer 6.4. Packages synchronization 6.5. Types of configuration layers 6.6. Submitting a configuration layer upstream 6.7. Example: Themes Megapack example 6.8. Managing private configuration layers 6.8.1. Using the private directory 6.8.2. Using an external Git repository 6.8.3.
How to update the repository in Spacemacs 5.1?
Update Spacemacs repository 5.1.1. Automatic Updates 5.1.2. Updating from the Spacemacs Buffer 5.1.3. Updating Manually with git 5.2. Update packages 6. Configuration layers 6.1. Purpose 6.2.