From c7d4056539678a0de4f1cd0be1ad39d620f9cfe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:52:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Give an example of how to use use-package+:vc without :rev

* doc/misc/use-package.texi (Install package): Add an example
block that doesn't use :rev, and instead shows that you can just
pass a URL as a string to :vc.
---
 doc/misc/use-package.texi | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/misc/use-package.texi b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
index 445030b7806..ce432b67f0e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/use-package.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
@@ -1733,6 +1733,16 @@ that currently, you cannot upgrade built-in packages using @code{:vc}.
 
 For example,
 
+@example
+@group
+(use-package bbdb
+  :vc "https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/bbdb.git")
+@end group
+@end example
+
+will check out the latest release commit using
+@code{package-vc-install}, while
+
 @example
 @group
 (use-package bbdb
@@ -1741,8 +1751,8 @@ For example,
 @end group
 @end example
 
-would try -- by invoking @code{package-vc-install} -- to install the
-latest commit of the package @code{foo} from the specified remote.
+would try to install the latest commit of the package @code{foo} from
+the specified remote.
 
 @vindex use-package-vc-prefer-newest
 Alternatively, the @code{use-package-vc-prefer-newest} user option