From b4366a2e57ae0b759f6a7328896d45e9c8d081e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Mueller Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:24:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add Emacs extension to supporting tools Since early 2025 there is an extension for GNU Emacs under development to make use of dev containers. Since its maturity is sufficient for everyday use, it worth to be added to the page about supporting tools. --- docs/specs/supporting-tools.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/specs/supporting-tools.md b/docs/specs/supporting-tools.md index 9db07b6..0b00751 100644 --- a/docs/specs/supporting-tools.md +++ b/docs/specs/supporting-tools.md @@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Visual Studio added dev container support in Visual Studio 2022 17.4 for C++ pro You may learn more in the [announcement blog post](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/dev-containers-for-c-in-visual-studio/). +### Emacs + +[GNU Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) can make use of dev containers using the community extension [devcontainer.el](https://johannes-mueller.github.io/devcontainer.el/). The extension is available by the popular package registry [MELPA](https://melpa.org). It can also be installed directly from the source code that is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/johannes-mueller/devcontainer.el). + ## Tools ### Dev Container CLI