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29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, joaotavora <at> gmail.com,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages
 like Eglot
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:14:37 +0000

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
>> Cc: joaotavora <at> gmail.com,  monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,  62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>>   larsi <at> gnus.org
>> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:14:51 +0000
>> 
>> > I have found an alternative that doesn't change the way
>> > `package-compute-transaction' works, but requires a small change in
>> > `package-install':
>> 
>> I have found a smaller but equivalent change that would also solve the
>> issue:
>
> Are we still sure we want to change package-install, not
> package-upgrade?  AFAIU, there were several voices that preferred the
> latter, with the rationale that a built-in package is always
> "installed", so "installing" it makes little or no sense.

If you want that, here is one proposal.  Should be the smallest so far:

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