Rahul M. Juliato shares his two-year journey maintaining 'Emacs Solo,' a custom Emacs configuration built entirely without external packages. The project consists of 35 self-written modules and a recent full refactor, aiming for stability and deep understanding of Emacs internals. This approach eliminates dependency on package repositories and ensures the config survives across Emacs releases.
Background
Emacs is a highly extensible text editor that traditionally relies heavily on external packages from repositories like MELPA for extended functionality. Many users build complex configurations using package managers like use-package or straight.el.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026 at 04:53 PM
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- 5.0 / 10