Remove use-package sub-module it is now a bootstrap package

.gitmodules

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 [submodule "spacemacs/extensions/evil-plugins"]
 	path = spacemacs/extensions/evil-plugins
 	url = http://github.com/tarao/evil-plugins
-[submodule "spacemacs/extensions/use-package"]
-	path = spacemacs/extensions/use-package
-	url = http://github.com/jwiegley/use-package
 [submodule "spacemacs/extensions/emoji-cheat-sheet"]
 	path = spacemacs/extensions/emoji-cheat-sheet
 	url = http://github.com/ShingoFukuyama/emacs-emoji-cheat-sheet

core/spacemacs-mode.el

@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
   (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
     (insert-file-contents (concat spacemacs-core-directory "banner.txt"))
     (spacemacs/insert-buttons))
+  ;; bind-key is required by use-package
+  (spacemacs/load-or-install-package 'bind-key t)
+  (spacemacs/load-or-install-package 'use-package t)
   ;; evil and evil-leader must be installed at the beginning of the boot sequence
   ;; use C-u as scroll-up (must be set before actually loading evil)
   (setq-default evil-want-C-u-scroll t)

spacemacs/extensions.el

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 ;; Extensions are in emacs_paths/extensions
 
 ;; Pre extensions are loaded *before* the packages
-(defvar spacemacs-pre-extensions
-  '(
-    use-package
-    ))
+(defvar spacemacs-pre-extensions '())
 
 ;; Post extensions are loaded *after* the packages
 (defvar spacemacs-post-extensions
@@ -19,9 +16,6 @@
 
 ;; Initialize the extensions
 
-(defun spacemacs/init-use-package ()
-  (require 'use-package))
-
 (defun spacemacs/init-centered-cursor ()
   (use-package centered-cursor-mode
     :commands global-centered-cursor-mode

spacemacs/extensions/use-package

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a3ac75ff82680864cde1a7091c5427004ae6238b

spacemacs/packages.el

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     string-edit
     subword
     undo-tree
+    use-package
     vi-tilde-fringe
     visual-regexp-steroids
     volatile-highlights