GNU bug report logs - #14338
24.3.50; ELPA package ack fails to install

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: chad <yandros <at> MIT.EDU>

Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 02:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 14338 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: chad <yandros <at> MIT.EDU>, 14338 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14338: 24.3.50; ELPA package ack fails to install
Date: Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:59 +0800

On 2013-05-03 15:49 +0800, Glenn Morris wrote:
> The package version is 1.01.
> (version-to-list "1.01") -> (1 1)
> Hence http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents refers to version 1.1.
> Hence it tries to download the non-existent 
> http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ack-1.1.tar
> rather than
> http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ack-1.01.tar
>
> For good measure,
> http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ack.html
> thinks the latest version is 1.0 for some reason.

What should be done here to get it in sync?

BTW, increment the version number is an annoyance. I wonder if people
feel the same way too?

Leo
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