Re: Stability of core packages (was: Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot)

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 20/04/2023 01:21, Jim Porter wrote:
> On 4/19/2023 3:06 PM, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> > - Add a user option for the list of builtin packages which would be 
> > upgraded automatically by 'package-menu-mark-upgrades' and 'M-x 
> > package-upgrade-all' (nee package-update-all). Maybe make it nil by 
> > default, or maybe add 'eglot' to it. I don't have a strong opinion.
>
> I think (with some fixes), 'package-pinned-packages' should work for 
> this. If you want to get Eglot from GNU ELPA, then you can pin it as 
> such, and it should do the right thing.
>
> Unfortunately, it doesn't *actually* do the right thing, but I think 
> that's pretty clearly a bug.

It might work, too (though I suppose altering this var might be a bit 
harder for an average use than changing a new option to t or adding 
'eglot to it).

Depends on how complex the fix will be, for the "clear bug" you mention.