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

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Message #77 received at 76978 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
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 18:20:07 -0400

> 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.

Maybe I did include a prompt before deleting a package because it's
difficult to be sure that the directory we're deleting contains really
only the original files untouched, so there's a risk that we could
delete information that the user cannot easily reproduce.


        Stefan

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