GNU bug report logs - #19296
[PATCH] Package archives now have priorities.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jorgen Schaefer <forcer <at> forcix.cx>

Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:24:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 19296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>
To: Jorgen Schaefer <forcer <at> forcix.cx>
Cc: 19296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19296: [PATCH] Package archives now have priorities.
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:07:29 -0500

On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 13:31:50 +0100 Jorgen Schaefer <forcer <at> forcix.cx> wrote: 

JS> When installing packages by name, only packages from archives with
JS> the highest priority are considered, before versions are compared.

JS> This solves the "MELPA problem", where MELPA assigns date-based
JS> version numbers to packages which override all other archives.
JS> Giving MELPA a lower priority means packages are installed from
JS> MELPA only when the package is not available from other archives.

I like it.

Ted
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