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24.3.50; package-delete deletes by trashing?

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From: Alex <agrambot <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: lunaryorn <at> gmail.com, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 14967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: bug#14967: 24.3.50; package-delete deletes by trashing?
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:37:46 -0600

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> +(defvar package-trash-old-packages t
>> +  "If non-nil, `package-delete' may trash packages.
>
> Why "may"?

Since after this patch, `package-delete' may trash packages, or may not,
depending on the value of `delete-by-moving-to-trash'.

>> +`delete-by-moving-to-trash' must be non-nil for this variable to
>> +have an effect.")
>
> I think it would be better to make this defcustom.

Right, I forgot to do that. I updated and attached a new patch.

[0001-Make-package-delete-conditionally-not-use-the-trash.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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