feat: Remove elpaca

I'm not actually using it and it's just bloat at this point.
This speeds up the startup significantly.

Remove what you don't need.

config.org

@@ -3,65 +3,61 @@
 #+CREATOR: Laurens Miers
 #+LANGUAGE: en
 
-* Elpaca
+* General config
-
-** Core
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(defvar elpaca-installer-version 0.11)
+  (use-package emacs
-(defvar elpaca-directory (expand-file-name "elpaca/" user-emacs-directory))
+    :ensure nil
-(defvar elpaca-builds-directory (expand-file-name "builds/" elpaca-directory))
+    :custom
-(defvar elpaca-repos-directory (expand-file-name "repos/" elpaca-directory))
+    (inhibit-startup-message t)
-(defvar elpaca-order '(elpaca :repo "https://github.com/progfolio/elpaca.git"
+    :init
-                              :ref nil :depth 1 :inherit ignore
+    (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*")
-                              :files (:defaults "elpaca-test.el" (:exclude "extensions"))
+      (insert (format ";;
-                              :build (:not elpaca--activate-package)))
+  ;; ██╗  ██╗███████╗██╗     ██╗      ██████╗
-(let* ((repo  (expand-file-name "elpaca/" elpaca-repos-directory))
+  ;; ██║  ██║██╔════╝██║     ██║     ██╔═══██╗
-       (build (expand-file-name "elpaca/" elpaca-builds-directory))
+  ;; ███████║█████╗  ██║     ██║     ██║   ██║
-       (order (cdr elpaca-order))
+  ;; ██╔══██║██╔══╝  ██║     ██║     ██║   ██║
-       (default-directory repo))
+  ;; ██║  ██║███████╗███████╗███████╗╚██████╔╝
-  (add-to-list 'load-path (if (file-exists-p build) build repo))
+  ;; ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝╚══════╝ ╚═════╝
-  (unless (file-exists-p repo)
+  ;;
-    (make-directory repo t)
+  ;; ███████╗███╗   ███╗ █████╗  ██████╗███████╗
-    (when (<= emacs-major-version 28) (require 'subr-x))
+  ;; ██╔════╝████╗ ████║██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔════╝
-    (condition-case-unless-debug err
+  ;; █████╗  ██╔████╔██║███████║██║     ███████╗
-        (if-let* ((buffer (pop-to-buffer-same-window "*elpaca-bootstrap*"))
+  ;; ██╔══╝  ██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══██║██║     ╚════██║
-                  ((zerop (apply #'call-process `("git" nil ,buffer t "clone"
+  ;; ███████╗██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║  ██║╚██████╗███████║
-                                                  ,@(when-let* ((depth (plist-get order :depth)))
+  ;; ╚══════╝╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝╚══════╝
-                                                      (list (format "--depth=%d" depth) "--no-single-branch"))
+  ;;
-                                                  ,(plist-get order :repo) ,repo))))
+  ;;   Loading time : %s
-                  ((zerop (call-process "git" nil buffer t "checkout"
+  ;;   Packages     : %s
-                                        (or (plist-get order :ref) "--"))))
+  ;;
-                  (emacs (concat invocation-directory invocation-name))
+  "
-                  ((zerop (call-process emacs nil buffer nil "-Q" "-L" "." "--batch"
+		      (emacs-init-time)
-                                        "--eval" "(byte-recompile-directory \".\" 0 'force)")))
+		      (number-to-string (length package-activated-list)))))
-                  ((require 'elpaca))
+
-                  ((elpaca-generate-autoloads "elpaca" repo)))
+    (message (emacs-init-time))
-            (progn (message "%s" (buffer-string)) (kill-buffer buffer))
+    )
-          (error "%s" (with-current-buffer buffer (buffer-string))))
-      ((error) (warn "%s" err) (delete-directory repo 'recursive))))
-  (unless (require 'elpaca-autoloads nil t)
-    (require 'elpaca)
-    (elpaca-generate-autoloads "elpaca" repo)
-    (let ((load-source-file-function nil)) (load "./elpaca-autoloads"))))
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook #'elpaca-process-queues)
-(elpaca `(,@elpaca-order))
 #+END_SRC
 
-** Use-package integration
+** Package repos
 
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-;; Install use-package support
+(require 'package)
-(elpaca elpaca-use-package
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
-  ;; Enable use-package :ensure support for Elpaca.
+;; Comment/uncomment this line to enable MELPA Stable if desired.  See `package-archive-priorities`
-  (elpaca-use-package-mode)
+;; and `package-pinned-packages`. Most users will not need or want to do this.
-  )
+;;(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
+(package-initialize)
+#+END_SRC
 
-;; wait to get elpaca use-package integration
+** Use-package
-(elpaca-wait)
+
-#+end_src
+*** Always ensure
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(require 'use-package-ensure)
+(setq use-package-always-ensure t)
+#+END_SRC
 
-* General config
 ** Bell
 
 The audible bell is annoying AF.
@@ -246,15 +242,6 @@ Narrow-region/page is a really handy feature, enable it:
 (put 'narrow-to-region 'disabled nil)
 #+END_SRC
 
-** Use-package
-
-*** Always ensure
-
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(require 'use-package-ensure)
-(setq use-package-always-ensure t)
-#+END_SRC
-
 ** Adaptive cursor width
 
 Make cursor the width of the character it is under f.e. full width of a tab.
@@ -650,29 +637,26 @@ For the keybindings, we have to defien them in both raw and line mode. From the
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package dashboard
   :config
-  (add-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook #'dashboard-insert-startupify-lists)
-  (add-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook #'dashboard-initialize)
   (dashboard-setup-startup-hook))
 #+end_src
 
 * Hydra
 
-Install and wait for hydra to be available since we are using it in this init.el :
+https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package hydra
-  :ensure (:wait t)
+  :defer t
+  :config
+  ;; Zoom hydra
+  (defhydra hydra-zoom (global-map "<f1>")
+    "zoom"
+    ("g" text-scale-increase "in")
+    ("l" text-scale-decrease "out")
+    )
+
   )
-#+end_src
+#+END_SRC
-
-** Text zoom
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defhydra hydra-zoom (global-map "<f1>")
-  "zoom"
-  ("g" text-scale-increase "in")
-  ("l" text-scale-decrease "out")
-)
-#+end_src
 
 * Zygospore
 
@@ -770,41 +754,15 @@ https://github.com/victorhge/iedit
 
 ** Magit
 
-*** Transient
-
-Magit depends on this and it seems it's not installed as a dependency, so install it explicitly.
-
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(use-package transient
-  :ensure (:wait t)
-)
-#+END_SRC
-
 *** Core
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package magit
-:ensure (:wait t)
+  :defer t
-)
+  )
 
 #+END_SRC
 
-**** Extra commands
-
-***** Update all submodules
-
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(transient-define-suffix magit-submodule-update-all ()
- "Update all submodules"
- :description "Update All     git submodule update --init --recursive"
- (interactive)
- (magit-with-toplevel
-   (magit-run-git-async "submodule" "update" "--force")))
-
-(transient-append-suffix 'magit-submodule "f"
-  '("U" magit-submodule-update-all))
-#+END_SRC
-
 ** Dumb-jump
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp

early-init.el

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ;; Only care about errors in *Messages* buffer
 (setq warning-minimum-level :error)
 
-;; Recommended by elpaca
+;; We control when packages are enabled
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 
 (provide 'early-init)