Subject: bug#69712: Package author/maintainer printing fix

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:02:35 -0400

> Here is the fix:

I suggest the following fix instead.
Can you confirm that it fixes the problem for you as well?

        Stefan

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index fe7b10f569a..ab1731aeb54 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@ describe-package-1
         (insert " "))
       (insert "\n"))
     (when maintainers
-      (unless (proper-list-p maintainers)
+      (when (stringp (car maintainers))
         (setq maintainers (list maintainers)))
       (package--print-help-section
           (if (cdr maintainers) "Maintainers" "Maintainer"))