Re: package-install-selected-packages and newer versions

[Jarmo Hurri]

Greetings Tassilo.

>> I was trying to use the nice variable package-selected-packages and
>> the associated function package-install-selected-packages to automate
>> package installation on my multiple systems.
>
> You might also be interested in use-package which is part of emacs since
> 29.1 (which, of course, isn't released, yet).  I use that in my ~/.emacs
> for all external packages and can just copy my ~/.emacs to some new
> machine and the first start will install all required packages.
> Example:
>
> (use-package markdown-mode
>   :ensure t
>   :mode "\\.md\\'"
>   :custom
>   (markdown-command "cmark --unsafe"))
>
> The :ensure t makes sure the package will be installed if it isn't yet.
>
>> I ran into a problem because package-install-selected-packages does
>> not check whether a newer version of a package is available.
>> [...]
>> Would it be desirable to add an option to install a newer version if
>> one is available?
>
> In emacs 29.1, there's a new package-upgrade-all command which basically
> solves that issue.

I feel like in a supermarket when I ask where a product is located, and
the shopkeeper kindly tells me that I am standing right next to the
thing I just asked for.

Looking forward to 29.1. Thanks!

Jarmo