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24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources messages

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au>
Cc: 19223 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19223: 24.4; ELPA suggest description in gnu-emacs-sources
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:13:35 +0200

Kevin Ryde <user42_kevin <at> yahoo.com.au> writes:

> As a suggestion, it'd be good if the messages to gnu-emacs-sources for
> new gnu elpa packages included the package description -- just the one
> line description from the first line of the .el file.
>
> The description can give a hint whether it's something of interest.
> Putting it in the subject line would allow quick skimming.  The
> descriptions are usually short enough for that are they?

Yes, that would be good.  Does anybody know what generates those
messages?

It's the

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Version 1.0 of GNU ELPA package gnu-elpa has just been released.
You can now find it in M-x package-list RET.

More at http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gnu-elpa.html
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