From: Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 54747@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#54747: 28.1.50; package.el - Better error message if newer Emacs is required
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 16:03:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <030e1433-90c0-c0ea-0403-70749e74c2c3@daniel-mendler.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874k33agcl.fsf@gnus.org>
On 4/8/22 14:51, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> And the `i' command just skips it, so that works, at least. And using
> `M-x package-install' on it just says
>
> Package ‘gitignore-mode-1.1.0’ is unavailable
>
> But I haven't tried this in Emacs 28.
I just tried it again on 28. Yes, `i' skips the "imcompat" package for
me too, but `package-install' still installs the package without any
complaints.
One such "incompat" package where this happens is for example satchel
from GNU ELPA. Maybe the "incompat" label is incorrect?
>> Regarding the error messages - I think even experienced users could
>> profit from slightly improved error messages which explain dependency
>> resolution failure.
>>
>> - Package X version V requires package Y version W, which is
>> unavailable. The newest available version of Y is W'.
>> - Package X version V requires package Y, which is unavailable. The
>> package Y cannot be found in the archives.
>> - Package X version V requires package Y version W, which cannot be
>> installed. The dependency Z of Y cannot be satisfied.
>> - ...
>
> It does say some of that. Reading the code:
Very well then. I also saw that you added the improved error message if
a newer Emacs version is required. Thank you! From my side the issue
about the error message can be closed.
Daniel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-04-08 14:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-04-06 12:16 bug#54747: 28.1.50; package.el - Better error message if newer Emacs is required Daniel Mendler
[not found] ` <handler.54747.B.164924739831028.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2022-04-06 12:20 ` bug#54747: Acknowledgement (28.1.50; package.el - Better error message if newer Emacs is required) Daniel Mendler
2022-04-06 12:30 ` Daniel Mendler
2022-04-07 11:46 ` bug#54747: 28.1.50; package.el - Better error message if newer Emacs is required Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-07 11:55 ` Daniel Mendler
2022-04-08 12:51 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-08 14:03 ` Daniel Mendler [this message]
2022-04-09 9:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-09 10:13 ` Daniel Mendler
2022-04-07 13:46 ` Rudolf Schlatte
2022-04-08 12:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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