# HG changeset patch
# User Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
# Date 1288483578 14400
# Node ID 6a10cca95d2b906d5b84fd5f8717d8335c522191
# Parent  0989a3a741bd6d08c15f4f100136bed8e2a35123
Check more carefully for packages before loading package.el.

* startup.el (command-line): Search for package directories, and
don't load package.el if none are found.

* emacs-lisp/package.el (describe-package, list-packages): Call
package-initialize if it has not been called yet.

diff -r 0989a3a741bd -r 6a10cca95d2b lisp/ChangeLog
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog	Sat Oct 30 15:01:14 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog	Sat Oct 30 20:06:18 2010 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-10-30  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+	* startup.el (command-line): Search for package directories, and
+	don't load package.el if none are found.
+
+	* emacs-lisp/package.el (describe-package, list-packages): Call
+	package-initialize if it has not been called yet.
+
 2010-10-30  Alan Mackenzie  <acm@muc.de>
 
 	* progmodes/cc-fonts.el (c-font-lock-enum-tail): New function
diff -r 0989a3a741bd -r 6a10cca95d2b lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el	Sat Oct 30 15:01:14 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el	Sat Oct 30 20:06:18 2010 -0400
@@ -1037,10 +1037,13 @@
 (defun describe-package (package)
   "Display the full documentation of PACKAGE (a symbol)."
   (interactive
-   (let* ((packages (append (mapcar 'car package-alist)
+   (let* ((guess (function-called-at-point))
+	  packages val)
+     ;; Initialize the package system if it's not.
+     (unless package-alist
+       (package-initialize))
+     (setq packages (append (mapcar 'car package-alist)
 			    (mapcar 'car package-archive-contents)))
-	  (guess (function-called-at-point))
-	  val)
      (unless (memq guess packages)
        (setq guess nil))
      (setq packages (mapcar 'symbol-name packages))
@@ -1617,6 +1620,9 @@
 Fetches the updated list of packages before displaying.
 The list is displayed in a buffer named `*Packages*'."
   (interactive)
+  ;; Initialize the package system if necessary.
+  (unless package-alist
+    (package-initialize))
   (package-refresh-contents)
   (package--list-packages))
 
diff -r 0989a3a741bd -r 6a10cca95d2b lisp/startup.el
--- a/lisp/startup.el	Sat Oct 30 15:01:14 2010 +0000
+++ b/lisp/startup.el	Sat Oct 30 20:06:18 2010 -0400
@@ -1172,8 +1172,30 @@
 		 (eq face-ignored-fonts old-face-ignored-fonts))
       (clear-face-cache)))
 
-  ;; Load ELPA packages.
-  (and user-init-file package-enable-at-startup (package-initialize))
+  ;; If any package directory exists, initialize the package system.
+  (and user-init-file
+       package-enable-at-startup
+       (catch 'package-dir-found
+	 (let (dirs)
+	   (if (boundp 'package-directory-list)
+	       (setq dirs package-directory-list)
+	     (dolist (f load-path)
+	       (and (stringp f)
+		    (equal (file-name-nondirectory f) "site-lisp")
+		    (push (expand-file-name "elpa" f) dirs))))
+	   (push (if (boundp 'package-user-dir)
+		     package-user-dir
+		   (locate-user-emacs-file "elpa"))
+		 dirs)
+	   (dolist (dir dirs)
+	     (when (file-directory-p dir)
+	       (dolist (subdir (directory-files dir))
+		 (when (and (file-directory-p (expand-file-name subdir dir))
+			    ;; package-subdirectory-regexp from package.el
+			    (string-match "^\\([^.].*\\)-\\([0-9]+\\(?:[.][0-9]+\\)*\\)$"
+					  subdir))
+		   (throw 'package-dir-found t)))))))
+       (package-initialize))
 
   (setq after-init-time (current-time))
   (run-hooks 'after-init-hook)