GNU bug report logs - #6464
emacs-lisp/trace.el needs a `trace-package' function

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emacs-lisp/elp.el provides `elp-instrument-package',
emacs-lisp/trace.el does not provide similar functionality.

It is sometimes useful to trace a whole package, so a function like
`trace-package' would be very handy.