Subject: Re: bug#26993: 25.2; package.el: docstrings keep pointing to old code after package upgrade

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 22:47:50 +0100

Heikki Lehvaslaiho <[email-masked]> writes:

> Still happens with GNU Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin19.6.0, NS
> appkit-1894.60 Version 10.15.7 (Build 19H15)) of 2020-12-02
>
> 1. Upgraded all packages
> 2. Selected one randomly: "package", package was upgraded from 0.5.2 to 0.5.3
> 3. M-x describe-function (on package-dired)
> Cannot open doc string file
> "/Users/helehvas/.emacs.d/elpa/project-0.5.2/project.elc"

A fix for bugs when reloading packages on Macos was fixed today in Emacs
28, and that may or may not fix this problem, too.  Would it be possible
for you to check with Emacs 28?

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