GNU bug report logs - #76861
31.0.50; Can't install packages that require older Emacs

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From: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
To: 76861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76861: 31.0.50; Can't install packages that require older
 Emacs
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 07:42:27 -0300

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On 8/3/25 07:29, Mauro Aranda wrote:
> With a prune init.el that only has these lines (so that it won't mess my
> real
> custom-file):
>
> (setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/test-custom.el")
> (when (file-exists-p (expand-file-name custom-file))
>    (load custom-file))
>
> Start emacs with "emacs" (note no emacs -Q)
> M-x list-packages RET
> Navigate to adjust-parens and hit RET
> C-x o
> TAB
> RET, to action the Install button
> y
> Emacs says: package-compute-transaction: This package requires Emacs
> version 24.3
>
> I select adjust-parens because it has a "Requires" tag.  I can install
> it without problems if using the emacs-30 branch.

Looks like a mistake in the package name for the cond-star package.

Patch attached.

[0001-Fix-Package-name-for-cond-star.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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