GNU bug report logs - #36981
26.2; request: add searching by package name to list-packages

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 07:22:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 26.2

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 26.2; request: add searching by package name to list-packages
Date: Fri,  9 Aug 2019 09:21:02 +0200 (CEST)

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When installing a package from list-packages it's often
inconvenient to find a package which has a string which occurs
many times in the packages buffer. (e.g. in the descriptions).

The package buffer has f for filtering, but it filters only for
package keywords, not names.

Add a new command s for search which searches (or filters) the
package list by a substring match on the package name.
 
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