Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > On 01-Nov-2015, Rob Browning wrote: > >> We suspect this is a bug in elpa-magit -- it may just need to be >> rebuilt via dh-epla 0.16, but if that turns out to be incorrect, >> please feel free to reassign the bug back to emacs24.
A new version of elpa-magit that has been compiled with dh-elpa 0.16 is available in sid. > > Wouldn't that affect attempts to remove the ‘magit’ package, though? the magit package is now an empty transitional package, so the probability it has bug is quite low. >I see no error when removing or reinstalling that package: > > ===== > $ sudo dpkg --remove magit > (Reading database ... 736490 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing magit (2.2.2-3) ... > > $ sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/magit_2.2.2-3_all.deb > Selecting previously unselected package magit. > (Reading database ... 736488 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to unpack .../archives/magit_2.2.2-3_all.deb ... > Unpacking magit (2.2.2-3) ... > Setting up magit (2.2.2-3) ... > > $ > ===== > > How could I narrow the error down to the ‘magit’ package as you imply? Just remove an reinstall elpa-magit, an try again with the newer version in sid. -- Rémi Vanicat
