From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Grant Rettke Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: package.el: Optional *maximum-version* flag for dependencies? Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 09:16:10 -0500 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1404310602 14008 80.91.229.3 (2 Jul 2014 14:16:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 14:16:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Help To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 02 16:16:33 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@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 1X2LKo-0006gu-Gg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:16:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53419 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X2LKk-0005PO-T8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:16:26 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35837) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X2LKY-0005PC-1J for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:16:14 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X2LKW-0004LV-V4 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:16:13 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-oa0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c02::22c]:35332) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X2LKW-0004LC-Pl for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:16:12 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-oa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id i7so12305063oag.17 for ; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 07:16:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=l8d9V/CfomCZg2DQU57d7X1Q1jnPWIJYjRzHwvrxcF4=; b=hgfWt5as+GGn7QNx+T7i9d85MkCb9SOl6NsWzQ2dvaNPCf/GtFsgRs9MELz8veHVVy 4PkWNCXiDAzGlSTn0nyan9eii/BjvcPVxrXmECz7bXu0RsnWvsdlKpboGuVQcZBJ72D1 cH1Y6b4Aejx9qhJVQUFGIneHrKZoLT12AOoQTruJQv/5VK08Migrbrj2VsZv9X9/NYNw hpLITJ+0PKllK63imI64jDUdfyZlNFki9wLlhBNEhohWn1Ga/Zk4PJQreporcO6kZijU 2Mbvy17afb1qWjJ2qsuEofEi5JftEvFkOJuQ65meU2/g1+xeADIPNyzTcB4xAuWUp8eP s1Rw== X-Received: by 10.60.129.161 with SMTP id nx1mr57625696oeb.28.1404310570627; Wed, 02 Jul 2014 07:16:10 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.183.4.70 with HTTP; Wed, 2 Jul 2014 07:16:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: lfsvmtfkjo3pv5EbhCZd_9RuD5I X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c02::22c X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:98510 Archived-At: Was that function renamed in v24? I can't find it. I web searched that it was suggested that package-pinned-packages is replaced by package-desc-reqs. Grant Rettke | ACM, ASA, FSF, IEEE, SIAM gcr@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ =E2=80=9CWisdom begins in wonder.=E2=80=9D --Socrates ((=CE=BB (x) (x x)) (=CE=BB (x) (x x))) =E2=80=9CLife has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to st= op taking it seriously.=E2=80=9D --Thompson On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Stefan Monnier w= rote: >> Could there be an optional *maximum-version* argument when specifying >> dependencies? > > For dependencies between packages, no we don't offer that. > The closest we have is the ability for the end-user to "pin" > a particular version (see package-pinned-packages). > > > Stefan > > > PS: I can't remember hearing complaints about breakage in nlinum-1.4. > >