GNU bug report logs - #62720
29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, philipk <at> posteo.net, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:08:09 +0300

> From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: philipk <at> posteo.net,  monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,  62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>   larsi <at> gnus.org
> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:00:04 +0100
> 
> Had another idea: what about this very tiny patch, then?  It makes `M-x
> package-install` work for installing a :core package.  This also rhymes
> exactly with Stefan's intution/feeling that :core packages need to be
> "installed" to promote them to installable.  The current M-x
> package-install recommendation could remain flawlessly and then you can
> do whatever you think is best for M-x package-update & friends.

This has the same problem: it modifies a function that is called in
too many places.  package-installed-p has half a dozen callers in
package.el alone.  The change is tiny, but what about its
implications on every use case where it is involved?

So I still think a special command for updating a core package will be
a better, safer solution, and the reasons for that are more than just
this one, as mentioned up-thread.

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