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Re: replacing packages



In article <[🔎] hhsof86cpu.fsf@dres.elam.org>, James LewisMoss <dres@ioa.com> writes:
> OK I've deprecated the xemacs19 packages leaving only the xemacs20
> packages (the xemacs20-nomule package is equivalent to the xemacs19
> package and has newer el files, is more stable, and is faster to
> boot).

> OK so now the problem with disappearing packages has appeared.  Is
> there any way to make the xemacs20 packages replace the xemacs19
> packages in dselect (or whatever) so that the user doesn't have to
> think about it?  I'm guessing there isn't since I've seen similar
> discussions before, but before I tell this person there's not a lot
> I can do I wanted to check to make sure I was correct.

Replaces/conflicts is the best you can do.

Are you really sure this isn't good enough?  What about a user, lets
call him 'Jonam', which has 23 MB of emacs lisp tuned to xemacs19 ?

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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>


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