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: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:16:14 +0200 Message-ID: <9c7d2f03-5ee2-c5f8-e804-2c4dbf98a05e@daniel-mendler.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34127"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: 54747@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 06 14:17:11 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 1nc4b0-0008eP-MK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:17:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41034 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4az-0003WN-Ko for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:17:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:52992) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4at-0003WB-0Y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:17:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:35073) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4as-0001KR-ON for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:17:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4as-000855-FW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:17:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Daniel Mendler Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 54747 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.164924739831028 (code B ref -1); Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:17:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Apr 2022 12:16:38 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57203 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4aU-00084O-KW for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:16:38 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:56592) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4aT-00084H-9j for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:16:37 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:52928) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4aT-0003Mj-5a for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:16:37 -0400 Original-Received: from server.qxqx.de ([2a01:4f8:121:346::180]:54395 helo=mail.qxqx.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nc4aQ-0001Df-Pz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:16:36 -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:Subject:From:To: MIME-Version:Date:Message-ID:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=+1WOIrjpPoQBEnuVatjFjjVCZrvC+OH9NS90kTllj08=; b=xqZx/OGl8zIiHKVNqI8xy1Lh5n prktbSrAyILV7nBPCFr3jSiXIzKG0h7HzJ5IWvQ/tsRReRerTvfC7LylfBJUOldOV7JGS5u02JQtm gwzCGJTlIMzzNHU0zmtV2UaxfHchblC2HOI2nKU9Rv7f8LyfFhfdKt1Ig4m+4Hw1o88I=; Content-Language: en-US Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a01:4f8:121:346::180; envelope-from=mail@daniel-mendler.de; helo=mail.qxqx.de X-Spam_score_int: -41 X-Spam_score: -4.2 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action 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:229492 Archived-At: When trying to install a package which requires a newer Emacs version than available the error message is a bit confusing. This issue affects the commands `package-install` and `package-install-from-buffer`. As an experienced Emacs user one is probably accustomed to this error message, but I was informed that the error message may be misleading to new Emacs users. Would it be possible to improve this error message? A better message could be: "The package X requires Emacs Y or newer". Thank you!