GNU bug report logs - #44306
package-delete exiting on encountering system/dependency packages

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Message #23 received at 44306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 44306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#44306: package-delete exiting on encountering
 system/dependency packages
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2020 13:44:41 +0100

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

> That's not really my point. My point in the bug report is that while
> technically the use of function 'error' is correct in this case, it works
> out to be counter-productive and should be replaced with a simple use of
> the function 'message' logging the condition to the *Messages* buffer.

Since it sounds like package-autoremove is making a list of candidates
that includes packages that should not be removed, the `error' there
sounds like exactly the right thing?  Because it's uncovering a bug in
package-autoremove.

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