Apm: Install Atom Packages from Git URLs

Created on 5 May 2015 · 13Comments · Source: atom/apm

Hi,

Am I missing something or can you not install atom packages from git repos?

We're developing an atom package that we don't want to go live with. We're currently requiring people to do the following:

Run the following

git clone <package-repo> cd package-name apm link .

Get them to run in development mode for it to work.

If it's not supported. We believe it should be for easier pre-release internal testing. We're building something cool but for marketing requirement reasons can't be developing pre-alpha in public.

Considerations appreciated,
Francois

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seflless

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If apm packages are just GitHub repos, why not support:

apm install username/repo
apm install username/repo/branch
apm install apm-package

treydavis on 29 Jun 2015

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Remember to do apm install (e.g. after linking).

thomasjo on 5 May 2015

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Thanks, good point. Will add to our documentation.

That doens't solve the issue of course. This is the error I get:

Francoiss-MacBook-Pro:dev francoislaberge$ apm install [email protected]:sdk/jibo-atom.git
Installing [email protected]:sdk/jibo-atom.git to /Users/francoislaberge/.atom/packages ✗
Request for package information failed: Not Found
Francoiss-MacBook-Pro:dev francoislaberge$

seflless on 5 May 2015

He means:

git clone <package-repo>
cd package-name
apm install
apm link .

Anyway, this is something that we'd like to have. The core team doesn't currently have it on the roadmap, but pull requests are welcome.

thedaniel on 5 May 2015

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@thedaniel Yup. I understood that part. Thanks for answer too. Good to know people are open to it.

seflless on 5 May 2015

If apm packages are just GitHub repos, why not support:

apm install username/repo
apm install username/repo/branch
apm install apm-package

treydavis on 29 Jun 2015

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It'd be nice if worked with the exact same behavior as npm, which means supporting any remote git server, thus allowing the private development of plugins/modules before launch or even as a way to distribute private plugins (useful for internal tools that haven't been cleared for public use yet or never will)

seflless on 29 Jun 2015

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+1, This is blocking me

banacorn on 16 Jul 2015

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Would be really nice as I'm currently facing the exact same issue.

cornz on 17 Jul 2015

+1 for this. I am trying to install a package that is falling and this would be helpful.

sebicas on 4 Oct 2015

+1 for this. I am trying to use a plugin that author has fixed the issues in the repo but not yet published the package update for the 1.0 atom api changes.