Subject: Re: bug#58367: `package-install-file' rejects some .tar files (tentative patch)

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:28:44 +0200

Richard Hopkins <[email-masked]> writes:

> `package-install-file' signals an error for some .tar packages based
> on their structure - both file layout and tar format.
>
> This is specific to the package routines for .tar files as Emacs can
> understand them fine, and can also install the packages if they have
> already been extracted.

Perhaps Stefan has some comments here; added to the CCs.