From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kelly Dean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: package.el and emacs-version dependencies Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:33:34 +0000 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1423593310 31689 80.91.229.3 (10 Feb 2015 18:35:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:35:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Artur Malabarba Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 10 19:34:59 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YLFeC-0002lg-T6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:34:57 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41279 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YLFeC-0007wB-AV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:34:56 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39205) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YLFe7-0007t5-Nr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:34:52 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YLFe1-0005TG-Jx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:34:51 -0500 Original-Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([2001:4b98:c:538::195]:35138) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YLFe1-0005T1-Em for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:34:45 -0500 Original-Received: from mfilter2-d.gandi.net (mfilter2-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.140]) by relay3-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0C4EA80BB; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:34:44 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter2-d.gandi.net Original-Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.195]) by mfilter2-d.gandi.net (mfilter2-d.gandi.net [10.0.15.180]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id EOubgy65kZVJ; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:34:43 +0100 (CET) X-Originating-IP: 66.220.3.179 Original-Received: from localhost (gm179.geneticmail.com [66.220.3.179]) (Authenticated sender: kelly@prtime.org) by relay3-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DD474A80C4; Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:34:41 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4b98:c:538::195 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:182830 Archived-At: Artur Malabarba wrote: > Is there any code in package.el to prevent the listing of completely > incompatible packages? > > If not, would this be a desirable feature, or do we prefer to always > display everything? > > Context: > I noticed that, on Emacs 24.3, package.el will list packages that > depend on emacs-24.4, even though they are completely uninstallable. Maybe indicate incompatible packages and allow hiding them, but show them by default, to goad people into upgrading their Emacs so they can use all the great new packages.