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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: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:05:58 +0100

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On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 20:44 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:

> > Thanks.  I've just tested 'M-x package-update-all' with my patch.  It
> > updates the built-in and the manually installed packages that can be
> > updated.  It _doesn't_ install any packages that weren't installed yet,
> > of course.
>
> Hmm... it might make sense to treat builtins specially in this respect.
> Of course, maybe it's OK, but for some reason I feel a bit uncomfortable
> with the idea that `M-x package-update-all` would update all the
> `:core` packages.
>
> I'm not sure why, admittedly, but I think it comes down to the fact that
> the first upgrade of a `:core` package from GNU ELPA feels to me more
> like an "install" than an "upgrade".


Can't argue against feelings :)

João

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