GNU bug report logs - #76978
31.0.50; Archive information not displayed for installed packages in *Packages* buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: david <davidimagid <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:25:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: david <davidimagid <at> gmail.com>, 76978 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#76978: [PATCH] package.el: Add built-in version check and loaded package marking
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:46:24 +0000

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> 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?
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