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

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From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, larsi <at> gnus.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:39:56 +0100

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 7:26 PM Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> wrote:

> > Here's another solution you may want to consider.  package-install
> > in Emacs 29 updates built-ins non-interactively always.  Interactively
> > asks the user with a confirmation prompt.  This solution would
> > also work.
>
> What would the confirmation prompt ask the user?

"Are you sure you want to install Foo which is [also|now] a built-in
package in Emacs 29?"

> Are you sure?  The `alist-get' call returns a list, since
> `package-archive-contents' is a map of package names to a list of
> package descriptors.

Yeah, probably needs a cdr or car there for good measure.  Great.

João

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