On 2022-12-05 17:21 UTC, Philip Kaludercic wrote:
>>>>> When I tried testing the installation of `prescient`, it installed
>>>>> an older version of the file `prescient.el` than what is current in the
>>>>> repository. This was the version that received an update to the version
>>>>> number, but how does the system decide which is the most recent stable
>>>>> version of a file? I might need to increase the number to make it
>>>>> install a newer version.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, ELPA finds the last commit that changed the version header and uses
>>>> that to prepare a release.
>>>
>>> OK. I will try updating the version number to make sure that was the
>>> problem.
>>>
>>
>> This was the problem.  The installation works after changing the version
>> number. I have asked about the author's process for releasing a new
>> minor version.
>
> 1+

I have updated the files version number. The packages install
successfully from the built tar files. Are there other steps to perform?

I've reattached the patch to this message.