From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Daniel Mendler Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs 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 Message-ID: <030e1433-90c0-c0ea-0403-70749e74c2c3@daniel-mendler.de> References: <9c7d2f03-5ee2-c5f8-e804-2c4dbf98a05e@daniel-mendler.de> <7647e4c3-2e5e-b09c-f9a7-aee42571e6d5@daniel-mendler.de> <874k35azgj.fsf_-_@gnus.org> <874k33agcl.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="26784"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 54747@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 08 16:06:02 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpFR-0006hG-Hw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:06:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51132 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpFQ-0006Gl-G3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:06:00 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:38720) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpEU-0005Yv-VE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:05:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:41600) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpEU-0000F2-Gu for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:05:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpEU-00059S-AV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:05:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Daniel Mendler Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:05:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 54747 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Original-Received: via spool by 54747-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B54747.164942664419718 (code B ref 54747); Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:05:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 54747) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Apr 2022 14:04:04 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35493 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpDY-00057y-7H for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:04:04 -0400 Original-Received: from server.qxqx.de ([178.63.65.180]:48561 helo=mail.qxqx.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncpDW-00057T-L3 for 54747@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:04:03 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=qxqx.de; s=mail1392553390; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:In-Reply-To:From: References:Cc:To:Subject:MIME-Version:Date:Message-ID:Sender:Reply-To: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=6BKpMQXPa1v/2sctmGR/0Okx45TV+2hYJgVmvFhclOM=; b=QQvb0iJs1THyM8l0ugtmuDkO0h 6WvCBxQOmozDs7aG8c2g3/b3gbhEU6qZ16OGGjpwq0G24A0kmgHL16mbJlwfgbrGEqua9BZO3B5H6 noRGfFEAjgJBlFIyXgQjqsY4T4aN9/ZAazTjvTRWDFoBtRRNs8OQXxg7NXwusSPs/7VQ=; Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <874k33agcl.fsf@gnus.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:229579 Archived-At: 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