GNU bug report logs - #76590
'package-menu--refresh' should account for -archives and -pinned-packages

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From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 'package-menu--refresh' should account for -archives and
 -pinned-packages
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:27:44 -0500

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I noticed that I have to force a refresh via 'package-refresh-contents'
after changing either 'package-archives' or 'package-pinned-packages' as
'package-menu--refresh' accounts only for changes to
'package--old-archive-priorities'.

If agreed, I'd be happy to submit a patch so that package.el will honor
changes to variables in between refreshes, and "invalidate" the implied
cache.

-Stephane

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>, 76590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76590: 'package-menu--refresh' should account for -archives
 and -pinned-packages
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:46:50 +0000

Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I noticed that I have to force a refresh via 'package-refresh-contents'
> after changing either 'package-archives' or 'package-pinned-packages' as
> 'package-menu--refresh' accounts only for changes to
> 'package--old-archive-priorities'.
>
> If agreed, I'd be happy to submit a patch so that package.el will honor
> changes to variables in between refreshes, and "invalidate" the implied
> cache.
>
> -Stephane

Do you have a recipe to reproduce it?

Message #11 received at 76590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76590 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76590: 'package-menu--refresh' should account for -archives
 and -pinned-packages
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:31:49 -0500

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Good question.  I think this is a non-bug for the package-list menu.
Launching the menu indeed refreshes the package list every time, respecting
the most recent package-archive values.

It was more that running package-upgrade after adding a package-archive
didn't refresh the list, not knowing that key values had
changed, invalidating the package cache.  From now on, I'll combine changes
with either launching the menu or running package-refresh-contents
manually.  This will likely never happen again, now that my configuration
is where I want it to be.

Please close.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I noticed that I have to force a refresh via 'package-refresh-contents'
> > after changing either 'package-archives' or 'package-pinned-packages' as
> > 'package-menu--refresh' accounts only for changes to
> > 'package--old-archive-priorities'.
> >
> > If agreed, I'd be happy to submit a patch so that package.el will honor
> > changes to variables in between refreshes, and "invalidate" the implied
> > cache.
> >
> > -Stephane
>
> Do you have a recipe to reproduce it?
>

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Message #16 received at 76590-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76590-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76590: 'package-menu--refresh' should account for -archives
 and -pinned-packages
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 18:33:54 -0800

Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Please close.

Done.

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