Combine plainmacs and emacs roles.

ansible/roles/emacs/tasks/common.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 - name: Install packages
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "full"'
   package:
     name:
       - aspell
     state: present
 
+- name: Install scripts
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  loop:
+    - src: plainmacs
+      dest: /usr/local/bin/plainmacs
+
 - import_tasks: tasks/freebsd.yaml
   when: 'os_flavor == "freebsd"'
 

ansible/roles/emacs/tasks/freebsd.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   package:
     name:
       - emacs
+    state: present
+
+- name: Install packages
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "full"'
+  package:
+    name:
       - py39-pygments
       - inkscape # to support SVGs in LaTeX
       # - prettier # typescript formatting

ansible/roles/emacs/tasks/linux.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
+- name: Build aur packages
+  register: buildaur
+  become_user: "{{ build_user.name }}"
+  command: "aurutils-sync --no-view {{ item }}"
+  args:
+    creates: "/var/cache/pacman/custom/{{ item }}-*.pkg.tar.*"
+  loop:
+    - emacs29-git
+
+- name: Update cache
+  when: buildaur.changed
+  pacman:
+    name: []
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
+
 - name: Install packages
   package:
     name:
       - aspell-en
+      - emacs29-git
+    state: present
+
+- name: Install packages
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "full"'
+  package:
+    name:
       - prettier # typescript+yaml formatting
       - pyright
       - gopls

ansible/roles/emacs/tasks/peruser.yaml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     - ".emacs.d/elisp"
 
 - name: Configure dotfiles
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "full"'
   copy:
     src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ account_homedir.stdout }}/{{ item.dest }}"
@@ -22,7 +23,20 @@
     - src: init.el
       dest: .emacs.d/init.el
 
+- name: Configure dotfiles
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "plain"'
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ account_homedir.stdout }}/{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0600
+    owner: "{{ account_name.stdout }}"
+    group: "{{ group_name.stdout }}"
+  loop:
+    - src: plainmacs_init.el
+      dest: .emacs.d/init.el
+
 - name: Configure elisp files
+  when: 'emacs_flavor == "full"'
   copy:
     src: "files/{{ item }}"
     dest: "{{ account_homedir.stdout }}/.emacs.d/elisp/{{ item }}"
@@ -58,7 +72,8 @@
     owner: "{{ account_name.stdout }}"
     group: "{{ group_name.stdout }}"
   loop:
-    - emacs_e
+    - emacs_e # Create an alias 'e' which launches emacs
+    - plainmacs # Set the EDITOR to plainmacs
 
 - import_tasks: tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml
   when: 'os_flavor == "freebsd"'