Re: Load all opt plugins in a package at once?

On 2016-04-02 13:22:18 +0000, Bram Moolenaar said:

> Nicola wrote:
>>
>> What do you think about adding a command that loads all the plugins in an opt
>> directory at once? Something like:
>>
>> :packaddall[!] {name} Search for a package directory in 'packpath' and source
>> all the plugin files found inside each optional plugin
>> directory in that package. The directory must match:
>> pack/{name}
>> For each directory pack/{name}/opt/foobar, a
>> `:packadd[!] foobar` command is issued.
>
> Well, although I don't think this is a bad idea, I think we also need to
> push plugin/package writers to set it up properly.
>
> In general, ":packadd <name>" should be sufficient to load whatever
> "name" does. There can be other optional plugins that the user may want
> to load or not. :packaddall sounds more like "load everything that
> happened to be in that archive". Might work now, but with the next
> update it might add a plugin for debugging that you don't want.

Yes, this is a compelling remark. It is better not to make such things
too easy.

Nicola


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