Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> writes: > Hi, > > On 23-08-2025 07:59, Xiyue Deng wrote: >> So this is how this works now: when compat-el upgrades to a version >> higher than the one provided by Emacs (e.g. 30.2.x.x), it can enter >> Forky. And if later a newer Emacs version provides that higher version >> of compat, compat-el should be kept out of Forky again. > > > I think it would then be good to ensure compat-el is (and similar other > packages are) tested for uploads of emacs, such that this issue is > spotted automatically and bugs will be filed at the right moment emacs > tries to migrate. See hint-testsuite-triggers in the autopkgtest spec [1]. > compat-el does have autopkgtest enabled[1], but there is no direct dependency on emacs, which I suppose is why it didn't block emacs from migrating. From the user point of view, the installation of uninstallation of elpa-compat is done automatically, so it's not causing any user facing issues. > [...] [1] https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/compat-el/-/blob/master/debian/control?ref_type=heads#L11 -- Regards, Xiyue Deng
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