* About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
@ 2014-03-06 5:50 Xue Fuqiao
2014-03-06 7:44 ` Tassilo Horn
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From: Xue Fuqiao @ 2014-03-06 5:50 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Hi,
In the `Package' menu (of Package Menu mode), there are two similar
entries:
* Refresh Package List r
* Update Package List g
Are there any differences between them? I searched
`package-menu-refresh' but didn't get anything that looked promising.
TIA
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* Re: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
2014-03-06 5:50 About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode Xue Fuqiao
@ 2014-03-06 7:44 ` Tassilo Horn
2014-03-06 22:33 ` Xue Fuqiao
2014-03-07 4:41 ` Stefan Monnier
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From: Tassilo Horn @ 2014-03-06 7:44 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Xue Fuqiao; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
Xue Fuqiao <xfq@gnu.org> writes:
Hi!
> In the `Package' menu (of Package Menu mode), there are two similar
> entries:
>
> * Refresh Package List r
> * Update Package List g
>
> Are there any differences between them?
I think the main difference is that `r' will download the archive
contents again, whereas `g' only rebuilds the tabulated list of packages
that have been downloaded previously.
So use `r' to check if some archive contains updated packages, and use
`g' for example to revert the install/delete marks you've made in the
buffer.
Bye,
Tassilo
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* Re: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
2014-03-06 7:44 ` Tassilo Horn
@ 2014-03-06 22:33 ` Xue Fuqiao
2014-03-06 22:39 ` Drew Adams
2014-03-07 4:41 ` Stefan Monnier
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From: Xue Fuqiao @ 2014-03-06 22:33 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi!
Hi Tassilo,
>> In the `Package' menu (of Package Menu mode), there are two similar
>> entries:
>>
>> * Refresh Package List r
>> * Update Package List g
>>
>> Are there any differences between them?
>
> I think the main difference is that `r' will download the archive
> contents again, whereas `g' only rebuilds the tabulated list of packages
> that have been downloaded previously.
>
> So use `r' to check if some archive contains updated packages, and use
> `g' for example to revert the install/delete marks you've made in the
> buffer.
I see. Thanks for your explanation.
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* RE: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
2014-03-06 22:33 ` Xue Fuqiao
@ 2014-03-06 22:39 ` Drew Adams
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From: Drew Adams @ 2014-03-06 22:39 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Xue Fuqiao, help-gnu-emacs
> > I think the main difference is that `r' will download the archive
> > contents again, whereas `g' only rebuilds the tabulated list of packages
> > that have been downloaded previously.
> >
> > So use `r' to check if some archive contains updated packages, and use
> > `g' for example to revert the install/delete marks you've made in the
> > buffer.
>
> I see. Thanks for your explanation.
Now that you understand, maybe check the existing doc and see if you
think it makes things clear enough. If you don't think so, consider
filing a bug report, to help others too: `M-x report-emacs-bug'.
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* Re: About `r' and `g' in Package Menu mode
2014-03-06 7:44 ` Tassilo Horn
2014-03-06 22:33 ` Xue Fuqiao
@ 2014-03-07 4:41 ` Stefan Monnier
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2014-03-07 4:41 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
> I think the main difference is that `r' will download the archive
> contents again, whereas `g' only rebuilds the tabulated list of packages
> that have been downloaded previously.
I think this distinction only makes sense when M-x list-packages does not
itself download the archive contents again.
IOW if M-x list-packages downloads the archive contents again, then
revert-buffer (aka `g') should too. And vice-versa.
Stefan
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