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29.0.50; [PATCH] package.el: Insert news for installed packages only

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From: Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Subject: 29.0.50; [PATCH] package.el: Insert news for installed packages only
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:54:44 +0200

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Hi,

In some folder, e.g. "/tmp":
1. Create folder named "news"
2. emacs -Q
3. M-x list-packages
4. RET on any available not installed package

This will produce "Read error: Is a directory, /tmp/news" message.

In GNU Emacs 29.0.50
Repository revision: 2772ebe3667f28cefd0d6134204ce6a3c7a8c323
Repository branch: master

Adding news to package description was introuced in
dd98fedd0c7f27bfba046d761042c19181cb461d

Adding Philip to Cc as the author of the original commit.

Attached patch solves issue by checking that:
1. pkg-dir is not nil
2. pkg-dir is not 'builtin
3. "news" is a regular file

[0001-Insert-news-for-installed-packages-only.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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