# el-get news

DevFeed: [el-get news](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/el-get-news-34381.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2010/08/el-get-news/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2010-08-26T14:30:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emacs.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [CSV](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csv.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apt.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>), [Compression](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compression.md>), [Process](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/process.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [asynchronous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asynchronous.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [compression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compression.md>), [csv](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/csv.md>), [emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emacs.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [new-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-features.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>)

## AI overview

This news update describes new el-get support for bzr, CSV, and http-tar formats, alongside existing support for git, git-svn, apt-get, fink, and ELPA. It also discusses asynchronous installation and building in Emacs, setup options for external Emacs components, compression support, and possible future ELPA integration.

## Source excerpt

I've been receiving some requests for el-get, some of them even included a patch. So now there's support for bzr, CSV and http-tar, augmenting the existing support for git, git-svn, apt-get, fink and ELPA formats. Also, as the install and even the build are completely asynchronous -- there's a pending bugfix for the building, which is now using start-process-shell-command. The advantage of doing so is that you're free to use Emacs as usual while el-get is having your piece of elisp code compiled, which can take time.