EINE (EINE Is NOT Emacs!) is a collection of software that does not use Emacs in the traditional way (such as code libraries or editor tools). Instead, it treats Emacs Lisp as a general-purpose programming language, and the software built with it can be used for regular development tasks, just like other languages (e.g. Python, Java, Rust, and C).
Currently, most packages are hosted on EINE Elpa. However, in most cases you don’t need to worry about where these packages are hosted, since they are not designed to be used directly in your Emacs configuration.
We use Eask as the package manager because it supports global, local, and configuration-space installations.
This allows you to use these tools outside of your Emacs setup, preventing pollution of your Emacs configuration (usually .emacs.d).
To learn more about using Eask as a code launcher and runtime environment, check out the following articles:
Note
📝 The entire EINE project is still in its early stages and largely experimental. Some tools may be incomplete, unstable, or lack long-term guarantees, so EINE should currently be considered a playground for exploration rather than a production-ready ecosystem.
