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30.1; feature request: public interface for querying builtin packages and versions

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From: Xiyue Deng <manphiz <at> gmail.com>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: 78844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#78844: 30.1; feature request: public interface for querying builtin packages and versions
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:54:18 -0700

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Hi Sean,

Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name> writes:

> Hello,
>
> On Fri 27 Jun 2025 at 03:34am -07, Xiyue Deng wrote:
>
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name> writes:
>>
>>> Hello Xiyue,
>>>
>>> Please add a NEWS entry
>>
>> Added as a second patch.
>
> Please merge them into one patch.
>

Squashed into one now.

>>> and see if these packages need documentation in the Elisp manual (they
>>> may or may not).
>>>
>>
>> I don't seem to find any Elisp manual for package.el (there is one in
>> the Emacs manual but only has documents for user facing interfaces for
>> the package buffer).  But do let me know if there is.
>
> I don't know, that's why I was asking you to look :)
>

Ah OK, guess there is no need to update then.

> If there isn't anywhere to update, then you should use "---" not "+++"
> in etc/NEWS.
>

Didn't notice the difference.  Now changed to "---".

> -- 
> Sean Whitton

PTAL.

-- 
Regards,
Xiyue Deng

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