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30.1; [ELPA] compile error when installing iso-date-1.0.3

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Lin Jian <me <at> linj.tech>
Cc: 79283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, lmq10 <at> protonmail.com
Subject: bug#79283: 30.1; [ELPA] compile error when installing iso-date-1.0.3
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:01:46 +0000

Lin Jian <me <at> linj.tech> writes:

> Reproducing steps:
> 1. cd $(mktemp -d)
> 2. HOME=$PWD emacs -Q
> 3. eval this: (progn (require 'package) (package-install 'iso-date))
> 4. see this error in the *Compile-Log* buffer:
>
> Compiling file /tmp/tmp.ceXmJA3A9J/.emacs.d/elpa/iso-date-1.0.3/embark-iso-date.el at Thu Aug 21 06:43:36 2025
> Entering directory ‘/tmp/tmp.ceXmJA3A9J/.emacs.d/elpa/iso-date-1.0.3/’
> embark-iso-date.el:24:11: Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, embark
>
>
> Maybe iso-date.el and embark-iso-date.el should be two different ELPA packages.

While it doesn't really affect users without embark, it is true that
this can be confusing.  I have added the maintainer to the CC's to see
what they think of the issue.

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