Wow… Somehow I missed a month! Here is the update for June 2022!

I've tried to merge the pull requests as quickly as seemed reasonable while allowing the authors to update them at their own pace. In a few cases, it looked like the pull requests had been abandoned, so I pulled them, updated them, fixed any conflicts and merged them. As of the time of this writing, there are only two pull requests still outstanding, one of which I will be working on pulling, updating, and merging in the next few days or so. The other is a draft PR and I'm hoping the original author will come back to it and finish it as it looks like a really great addition.

Pull Requests

• Some code cleanup and refactoring for the way the package repositories are updated occurred. Also several bits of documentation were added. Pressing C-h i and then finding the Rational Emacs menu entry now shows more information, in this case the modules rational-project and rational-completion.
• Speaking of the rational-completion documentation, there are screenshots to help show the configuration working! I didn't even know that was possible (thought the texinfo stuff was text only!), so thanks to Stefan Thesing for the great work on that one!
• The rational-completion module also received an update to include configuration for corfu, cape, and embark-consult.
• New modules rational-ide and rational-python are now provided as some work toward addressing developers needs when using Emacs as a development environment.
• A Troubleshooting section was added to the README which shows how to use packages from melpa by either installing them directly from the list-packages interface, or by using package.el's pinning feature. This information was provided in a few pull requests and Issues, but you had to dig around to find it. Since it has come up a few times, it made more sense to put it in a more obvious place to help users out.

Help Wanted!

There are still plenty of modules and documentation which need to be addressed. We'd love to have your pull requests for anything you see to make Rational Emacs more complete. Need ideas? Reach out to me or file an issue and we'll help you out!

Shameless Plug

If you enjoy configuring Emacs and tweak yours often, you might consider giving Rational Emacs a try. I'm sure you'll find some rough edges, and when you do, I invite you to open an issue, or submit a pull request. Or, maybe you won't find any rough edges and this will be just the thing you need. I'm not holding my breath on that just yet.

If you enjoy crafting your computing experience, from hacking on Emacs, your Linux/Mac/Windows configuration, maybe your Guix or NixOS home configuration, or whatever it is… consider joining the SystemCrafters community!

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