GNU bug report logs - #26607
25.1; Installed packages get status 'dependency' after removing obsolete versions.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Julian H <julian_urlaub <at> outlook.com>

Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:25:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 25.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Julian H <julian_urlaub <at> outlook.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 25.1; Installed packages get status 'dependency' after removing
 obsolete versions.
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:18:30 +0000


When updating a package and then deleting the obsolete verion, the current installed packages don't have the status 'installed' afterwards but the status 'dependency'.

How to replicate:
1. M-x package-list-packages
2. M-x package-menu-mark-obsolete-for-deletion
3. delete marked packages

Then the status of the currently installed version becomes
'dependency'.  For example, this might be problematic when using M-x
package-autoremove, because these packages would be deleted.
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