GNU bug report logs - #15108
24.3.50; Package dependency documentation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tom Willemse <tom <at> ryuslash.org>

Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:25:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Tom Willemse <tom <at> ryuslash.org>
Cc: 15108 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15108: 24.3.50; Package dependency documentation
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:46:27 -0400

> The values `foo', `(foo)' and `((foo))' all cause an error to be
> signaled by `package-buffer-info'. This seems to me that there is no
> "possibly" about it.

Indeed a lot of the code assumes that there's a version number in there,
but some of the code does try to handle a nil value as well.
I think it would be desirable to make it possible to leave the version
number unspecified.


        Stefan
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