cask (Portable)

Manage an Emacs package’s development work, dependencies, tests, builds, and release packaging through a single project-oriented workflow with cask (Portable). It automates parts of the package development cycle, helping coordinate the preparation stages that otherwise have to be handled separately. The tool is designed primarily for developers who create and maintain Emacs packages.

A typical project uses Cask to organize development, resolve or manage dependencies, run testing, prepare builds, and assemble packages for distribution. Its dependency-handling capabilities also apply to a local Emacs configuration, so users can manage the libraries and packages that configuration relies on. This makes it relevant both to package authors and to Emacs users maintaining a customized local setup.

The program addresses Emacs project management rather than general Windows project planning, with its features centered on package work and related dependencies. cask (Portable) runs on Windows and is categorized under System Tools, while its portable form suits workflows where the project-management utility is kept alongside other working tools. It is freeware, and the current release is version 0.8.5. Johan Andersson and the cask contributors publish the software.