GNU bug report logs - #69715
RFE: Order of package-selected-packages should be persistent/predictable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>

Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:51:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Tim Landscheidt <tim <at> tim-landscheidt.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: RFE: Order of package-selected-packages should be
 persistent/predictable
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:49:25 +0000

Severity: wishlist

Currently, the order of the elements of
package-selected-packages is depending on when which package
command was executed.  If one tracks ~/.emacs in a version-
ing system, additions/removals of a single package can
therefore be hard to decipher.

It would be nice if the order was persistent/predictable.
Sorting the elements lexicographically (string<) by their
symbols' names would be sufficient.
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