Re: Integrating package.el

[Stefan Monnier]

> OK.  But I still think Emacs should record the version as I suggested
> whenever it finds it in a .el/.elc file.  It would help resolve many
> annoying user-level bugs by showing exactly what version of the library
> was loaded, not implied from the directory but directly from the version
> header.  Does that require lots of changes?

I don't see much evidence that "it would help resolve many annoying
user-level bugs".  I'm not opposed to it, but when it comes to making
external Elisp packages easier to manage for the user, this comes very
far down the list of priorities.


        Stefan