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Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/emacs-lisp')
| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el index 78bd846c951..cfe57fb9e35 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el @@ -2196,7 +2196,8 @@ built-in package with a (possibly newer) version from a package archive." ;;;###autoload (defun package-install (pkg &optional dont-select) "Install the package PKG. -PKG can be a `package-desc' or a symbol naming one of the + +PKG can be a `package-desc', or a symbol or string naming one of the available packages in an archive in `package-archives'. Mark the installed package as selected by adding it to @@ -2229,6 +2230,8 @@ had been enabled." package-archive-contents) nil t)) nil))) + (cl-check-type pkg (or string symbol package-desc)) + (if (stringp pkg) (setq pkg (intern pkg))) (package--archives-initialize) (add-hook 'post-command-hook #'package-menu--post-refresh) (let ((name (if (package-desc-p pkg) @@ -2256,7 +2259,9 @@ had been enabled." ;;;###autoload (defun package-upgrade (name) - "Upgrade package NAME if a newer version exists." + "Upgrade package NAME if a newer version exists. + +NAME can be either a symbol or a string." (interactive (list (completing-read "Upgrade package: " (package--upgradeable-packages t) nil t))) |