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31.0.50; Archive information not displayed for installed packages in *Packages* buffer

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From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 76978 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, david <davidimagid <at> gmail.com>,
 Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#76978: [PATCH] package.el: Add built-in version check and
 loaded package marking
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:13:02 -0400

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On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
wrote:

> >> > Maybe I should change the patch to prompt for allowing a dupe install
> if
> >> > that's what someone wants?
> >> Not sure it's worth the trouble.  It's a sufficiently rare situation.
> > I wish that were true.
>
> I think you misunderstood.  What I think is rare is the desire/need to
> install two different versions at the same time.
>

Agree.  And backing out to an older version is just a reinstall and restart
away...assuming the user remembers which version they had before.  Perhaps
package.el could use an install log users can consult.

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