Bug#985459: dh-elpa: install error when root user has packages under /root/.emacs.d/elpa

To: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>
Cc: 985459@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#985459: dh-elpa: install error when root user has packages under /root/.emacs.d/elpa
From: Nick Gasson <nick@nickg.me.uk>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 22:32:49 +0800
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Hi David,

On 16/09/21 21:23 pm, David Bremner wrote:
>
> Setting user-package-dir to a nonexistent directory also seems to
> work. Nick, can you try the dh-elpa version at
> https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/dh-elpa ? 
>

I've just tested this and can't reproduce the error any more, thanks!

--
Nick

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