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The "package-autoremove" will remove many useful packages.

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From: 王志鹏 <mei_qi <at> icloud.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: The "package-autoremove" will remove many useful packages.
Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 21:23:56 +0800

When I use this feature, it will remove many useful packages.
Under what circumstances will the packages be autoremove?
This is my “report-emacs-bug” information:


From: tlmf <at> TLMF.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.2; The package-autoremove will remove many useful packages.
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Message #8 received at 27010 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 王志鹏 <mei_qi <at> icloud.com>
Cc: 27010 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27010: The "package-autoremove" will remove many useful
 packages.
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 16:59:07 -0400

王志鹏 wrote:

> When I use this feature, it will remove many useful packages.
> Under what circumstances will the packages be autoremove?

When they are not listed in package-selected-packages, or dependencies
of packages so listed. This is not a detailed answer, but your report
isn't detailed either.

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