How to use the latest version

[jvillasante]

I use embark a lot which I install through package.el using the following priorities:

(setq package-enable-at-startup nil
      package-install-upgrade-built-in t
      package-vc-allow-build-commands t
      package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" my/var-dir)
      package-archives '(("melpa"  . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
                         ("gnu"    . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
                         ("nongnu" . "https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/"))
      package-archive-priorities '(("gnu"    . 99)
                                   ("nongnu" . 80)
                                   ("melpa"  . 0)))

I know I'm using an old version of embark because it does not respects the grep-use-headings from Emacs 30 which I know it have already been fixed on the latest embark version.

Should I start using embark with :vc directly from git?

Is it possible that the version in melpa is updated but I'm getting an out-of-date version from gnu or nongnu? Should I change my priorities?

[minad]

We need a new Embark version at some point, see #800. In the meantime I suggest ELPA-devel, and also if you want to contribute to package development, testing unstable versions:

(setq package-archives '(("gnu-devel" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/")
                         ("nongnu-devel" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/nongnu-devel/")
                         ("melpa-devel" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
      package-archive-priorities '(("gnu-devel" . 2)
                                   ("nongnu-devel" . 1)
                                   ("melpa-devel" . 0)))

[oantolin]

I agree with @minad, and will tag a new release sometime this week.