start to install packages without use-package

Define a list of packages in `init.el', and then use plain `require' in
the various custom modules.

The first two packages installed that way are:
- notmuch
- exec-path-from-shell

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/emacs/custom/my-notmuch.el b/emacs/custom/my-notmuch.el
index b009f9e..c997b18 100644
--- a/emacs/custom/my-notmuch.el
+++ b/emacs/custom/my-notmuch.el
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-;;; my-notmuch.el --- Configures notmuch
+;;; my-notmuch.el --- Configures notmuch -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+
 ;;; Commentary:
+
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'use-package)
+(require 'notmuch)
 
-(use-package notmuch
-  :ensure t
-  :if (executable-find "notmuch")
-  :hook
-  (notmuch-message-mode . flyspell-mode)
-  :custom
-  (notmuch-show-logo nil)
-  (notmuch-search-oldest-first nil)
-  (notmuch-always-prompt-for-sender t)
-  (notmuch-show-relative-dates t)
-  (notmuch-archive-tags '("-inbox" "-unread")))
+(setq notmuch-show-logo nil)
+(setq notmuch-search-oldest-first nil)
+(setq notmuch-always-prompt-for-sender t)
+(setq notmuch-show-relative-dates t)
+(setq notmuch-archive-tags '("-inbox" "-unread"))
+
+(add-hook 'notmuch-message-mode-hook 'flyspell-mode)
 
 (provide 'my-notmuch)
+
 ;;; my-notmuch.el ends here
diff --git a/emacs/custom/my-settings.el b/emacs/custom/my-settings.el
index 04d0182..4f6621b 100644
--- a/emacs/custom/my-settings.el
+++ b/emacs/custom/my-settings.el
@@ -64,12 +64,9 @@
   :init
   (savehist-mode))
 
-(use-package exec-path-from-shell
-  :ensure t
-  :if (memq window-system '(mac ns))
-  :hook (emacs-startup . (lambda ()
-                           (setq exec-path-from-shell-arguments '("-l")) ; removed the -i for faster startup
-                           (exec-path-from-shell-initialize))))
+(when (memq window-system '(mas ns))
+  (require 'exec-path-from-shell)
+  (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook (lambda () (exec-path-from-shell-initialize))))
 
 (provide 'my-settings)
 ;;; my-settings.el ends here