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Re: install old version of ELPA package
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: install old version of ELPA package |
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Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:13:57 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I have an ada-mode user with an old Ada compiler, so I'm trying to tell
> xer how to install an old version of ada-mode that is compatible.
>
> Xi can download an old tarball from
> https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ada-mode.html, but package.el doesn't
> provide a function to install from that. Is there some simple
> combination of functions that will work?
There's `package-install-file` and `package-install-from-buffer`, both
of which should do the trick (barring bugs: they're not often tested).
Stefan