Built in package manager

[gbersac]

I know sublime text package manager is easy to install and good enough, but, even though I don't like atom, its package manager is definitely better.

Let's implement one in Lime Text !

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[gingerBill]

A built in package manager would be good but it should just be a default plugin. We could use Package Control as we are trying to be backwards compatible with Sublime.

The only problem is that if we do use Package Control, they would have to support Lime Text and I don't think that will happen unless Lime Text was in a decent form (especially the frontend) and available for download without compiling.

[clawoflight]

If API-compatibility is achieved, nothing would have to be changed to be able to use package control, right? It would just be another addon, like in sublime text.

[gingerBill]

That is true that all Sublime addons would work but that doesn't necessary mean that all Lime addons work in Sublime.

Sublime --> Lime
Lime !-> Sublime

The advantage of Lime is that if we need more features, especially in the api, it isn't hard to add it because it is free and open.

As I said previously, if package control was used, they would need a Lime Text category as well.

[clawoflight]

Right, I didn't think about new addons.
It would work quite well in the short run, though, and by the time additional features beyond sublime's get added, lime may be big enough to get support by package control?

On April 24, 2015 6:14:01 PM GMT+02:00, gingerBill [email protected] wrote:

That is true that all Sublime addons would work but that doesn't
necessary mean that all Lime addons work in Sublime.

Sublime --> Lime
Lime !-> Sublime

The advantage of Lime is that if we need more features, especially in
the api, it isn't hard to add it because it is free and open.

As I said previously, if package control was used, they would need a
Lime Text category as well.

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