     erc
     erlang
     evil
+    exec-path-from-shell
     expand-region
     fill-column-indicator
     find-file-in-project

                         ("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/")
                         ("technomancy" . "http://repo.technomancy.us/emacs/")))
(package-initialize)
(defvar z:packages
  '(
    ace-jump-mode
    auto-complete

    ))

;;; install missing packages
(let ((not-installed (remove-if 'package-installed-p syl:packages)))
  (if not-installed
      (if (y-or-n-p (format "there are %d packages to be installed. install them? " (length not-installed)))
          (progn (package-refresh-contents)
                 (dolist (package syl:packages)
                   (when (not (package-installed-p package))
                     (package-install package)))))))

