GNU bug report logs - #59087
29.0.50; package-vc-update error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Feng Shu <tumashu <at> 163.com>

Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2022 02:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 59087 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Feng Shu <tumashu <at> 163.com>
Cc: 59087 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59087: 29.0.50; package-vc-update error
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:20:23 +0000
Feng Shu <tumashu <at> 163.com> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Feng Shu <tumashu <at> 163.com> writes:
>>
>>> package-vc-prepare-patch seem to run in wrong directory:
>>
>> This and the other two issues should be fixed on the branch.  Note that
>> I have updated it and rebased it onto master, so you might need to do a
>> reset.
>
> Good job, I do not test new code today, but I have a question:
> If I run package-vc-install pyim, then I run
> package-vc-install-from-checkout /path/to/pyim.git, what will happened?

I would expect an error to be raised, because the basename ("pyim")
would already have a directory entry in ~/.emacs.d/elpa/.  Currently
this is a generic file error, we could replace it with something else,
e.g. a user-error that indicates that the name is already used.




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