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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 22:11:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.60

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #739 received at 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jporterbugs <at> gmail.com, philipk <at> posteo.net, 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, larsi <at> gnus.org, joaotavora <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages
 like Eglot
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:11:44 +0300
On 23/04/2023 16:02, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:58:33 +0300
>> Cc:jporterbugs <at> gmail.com,philipk <at> posteo.net,62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>>   joaotavora <at> gmail.com,larsi <at> gnus.org,monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
>> From: Dmitry Gutov<dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
>>
>> On 23/04/2023 09:39, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>> I don't understand how this patch is supposed to be any progress in
>>> this discussion.  I see no prefix argument handling in package-update
>>> and no change in behavior when package-install-upgrade-built-in is
>>> non-nil.  So why did you think this brings the code closer to what I
>>> suggested?
>> It addressed two last points from your previous email, obviously.
> Which points are those?  Please help me identify them.

These two:

> There is already such an option, added as part of fixing this bug.

The binding was added, so now we straight away delegate to package-install.

> This should either be commented, or a variable with a telltale name
added to reflect this subtlety.

A comment was added as well.




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