From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#45098: 28.0.50; gnu-elpa: if user says `no' to install package, it aborts the previous function invoked Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:21:23 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87zh2pfw5k.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="14679"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen , 45098@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 08 15:22:23 2020 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 1kmdsk-0003iU-Uf for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:22:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59682 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdsj-0002Oe-VD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:22:21 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:54770) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdsQ-0002Nj-3H for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:22:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:45486) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdsP-00059N-S8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:22:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdsP-0000ER-OG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:22:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:22:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 45098 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 45098-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B45098.1607437295856 (code B ref 45098); Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:22:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 45098) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Dec 2020 14:21:35 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57032 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdrz-0000Dk-3q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:21:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mailscanner.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.25.50]:11634) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmdrv-0000DV-Bt for 45098@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:21:34 -0500 Original-Received: from pmg3.iro.umontreal.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pmg3.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id C31AB44127C; Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:21:25 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (unknown [172.31.2.1]) by pmg3.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 8A91B440C25; Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:21:24 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=iro.umontreal.ca; s=mail; t=1607437284; bh=UIvn242XMAbSPyESH/fQ80uQTvq1gEJ7cUXrpByXvYY=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=DlXHSo6KWCY9BXGls9YrEdgAyeAdAilzDyDhNeiF7kb9Q8VK2puUM2jdmZy388k2H K6dQmD7Pilw3fdDQKBM7lXKL+HyYxUypErh4nDWU21AL9YOvx/S1uLU3teR3nzhVT4 LuK1oSYRoVDUMcIRZYDoxF8uE6W3W/F3EmV3yUAPNq2moh3duZ7Z9L09U+K+HcAg4D xspHqmSh9oNPMNzVnoii5qdLL9RxHPPK0ST9JfYDeIcaMAnsE9mnjsfRys3cRUC8v3 WEcZ3iKpU3dU7ydl3cds8IhKn+BpG4WGhmuTrsG1NeZrjX4A3D0UrGT5ZsN/SP0BO3 xoAu3BfMvk2dA== Original-Received: from alfajor (69-165-136-52.dsl.teksavvy.com [69.165.136.52]) by mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5B8FC1202D7; Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:21:24 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Jean Louis's message of "Mon, 7 Dec 2020 23:44:48 +0300") 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:195342 Archived-At: >> Problem (1) should be reasonably easy to fix by removing the >> corresponding autoload and storing the list of unwanted packages >> somewhere for future Emacs sessions (and also changing the question from >> "yes/no" to "yes/notnow/never"). > I am just worried that if that package becomes enabled by default in > future Emacs that it will be nagging users who just wish to edit and > not access Internet. It should be rather option that user enables to > be asked just as it is common to enable packages. Hmm... indeed you're right. It *is* worth the trouble if we want to enable it by default. > Is asking users to enable or load or install various packages the sole > purpose of gnu-elpa package? Yes and no: it's not the "purpose" but it's the way it reaches its purpose. Its purpose is to integrate GNU ELPA more closely into Emacs, and generally promote GNU ELPA packages. Stefan