GNU bug report logs - #62750
29.0.50; Commands 'package-update' and 'package-update-all' should be called '*-upgrade'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>

Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:54:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #41 received at 62750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: adam <at> alphapapa.net, philipk <at> posteo.net, larsi <at> gnus.org,
 62750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62750: 29.0.50; Commands 'package-update' and
 'package-update-all' should be called '*-upgrade'
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 04:34:11 +0300

On 12/04/2023 16:34, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>> I hadn't realized that `package-update` hasn't been in a release yet, so
>>> we don't need such a compatibility alias.
>> Even though these commands were available under those names for the
>> last year or so?
> Well, that's for you to judge 😄

Since they're not very likely to be used in Lisp code, I'd say it's 
unlikely to be a problem.

Alternatively, we'll probably get around to fixing this inconsistency 
sometime after this release, and then carry the compatibility aliases 
for a number of years.
This bug report was last modified 2 years and 80 days ago.

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