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24.3.50; Dependency resolution of builtin packages broken

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Message #10 received at 14633-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Sebastian Wiesner <lunaryorn <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14633-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14633: 24.3.50;
 Dependency resolution of builtin packages broken
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:07:44 -0400

> Installing a package which depends on the builtin eieio package in
> version 1.3 fails with an error stating that "Package `eieio-1.3' is
> unavailable":

ELISP> (package-installed-p 'eieio)
> t
ELISP> (package-built-in-p 'eieio)
> t
ELISP> (package-install (cdr (assq 'gist package-archive-contents)))
> *** Eval error ***  Package `eieio-1.3' is unavailable

Indeed.  I installed the patch below which appears to fix it.
Thank you.


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el'
--- lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el	2013-02-19 02:57:04 +0000
+++ lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-custom.el	2013-06-18 19:47:37 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 ;; Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Eric M. Ludlam <zappo <at> gnu.org>
-;; Version: 0.2
+;; Old-Version: 0.2 (using "Version:" made Emacs think this is package
+;;                   eieio-0.2).
 ;; Keywords: OO, lisp
 ;; Package: eieio
 

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