Subject: Re: [PATCH] package.el: Add built-in version check and loaded package marking

From: Philip Kaludercic <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:46:24 +0000

Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]> writes:

>> Package marginalia is installed.
>>
>>      Status: Installed in ‘marginalia-2.0/’. Delete
>>     Version: 2.0
>>      Commit: c51fd9e4d4258543e0cd8dedda941789163bec5a
>>      ...
>> Other versions: 1.8 (installed), 2.0 (gnu, activated), 20250317.1632 (melpa).
>
> IIUC this is a package for which you have two versions installed (1.8
> and 2.0), right?
>
> That looks good.

What confuses me is that the non-installed version is activated?  Should
we perhaps add `display-local-help' annotations to explain what is meant?