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25.1.90 tarfile has files.el newer than files.elc

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#25084: closed (Re: bug#25084: 25.1.90 tarfile has files.el
 newer than files.elc)
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:13:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#25084: 25.1.90 tarfile has files.el newer than files.elc

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 25084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Nicolas Petton <nicolas <at> petton.fr>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>
Cc: 25084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 25084-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25084: 25.1.90 tarfile has files.el newer than files.elc
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 00:12:40 +0100

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

> Glenn Morris wrote:
>
>> I think "make-dist" should get a check for this (for each .elc. check it
>> is newer than the .el, probably also for .info and .texi),
>> which --snapshot should run by default.
>
> Done in 129645a. (Necessarily on emacs-25 to benefit next pretest.)

Now that the new pretest is out, I'm closing this issue.

Cheers,
Nico

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 25.1.90 tarfile has files.el newer than files.elc
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:51:43 -0500

Package: emacs
Version: 25.1.90

In the 25.1.90 tarball, files.el is newer than files.elc.
This ought to be impossible, if the tarfile was created from a bootstrap.
It causes building to recompile files.el, which is harmless but should
not be needed in a release.

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