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bug#19851: 25.0.50; package-install-{file,from-buffer} broken
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Mark Oteiza |
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bug#19851: 25.0.50; package-install-{file,from-buffer} broken |
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Mon, 9 Mar 2015 02:10:49 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.23+63 (09be71b645a7) (2014-03-12) |
On 12/02/15 at 08:04pm, Mark Oteiza wrote:
> Nevermind, I think this is invalid--misleading at least. A better error
> message would be good.
>
> paredit just does not have a valid Version: header. Even after fixing
> it, I was also getting a message like "no subdir alist in *temp*", but
> I haven't pinned down the origin of that.
Found it. It is from using package-install-file on a directory while
saveplace is enabled. Saveplace gets stuck. From emacs -Q:
1. mkdir /some/new/dir
2. Evaluate:
(setq-default save-place t)
(require 'saveplace)
(package-initialize)
3. M-x package-install-file RET /some/new/dir RET
"dired-current-directory: No subdir-alist in *temp*"
In order to quit emacs, one has to hack around kill-emacs-hook.
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