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bug#18021: 24.3.92; Uninstalling package foo leaves foo.txt file in elpa
From: |
Glenn Morris |
Subject: |
bug#18021: 24.3.92; Uninstalling package foo leaves foo.txt file in elpa dir |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:23:50 -0400 |
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Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) |
Dmitry wrote:
> Furhermore, the -readme.txt files get saved in the elpa dir regardless
> of whether you install the respective packages or not.
>
> They are cached there: when the user opens the description buffer for a
> package that hasn't been installed yet, the -readme.txt file gets
> downloaded, saved, and then displayed.
I think you've confirmed that this is intended behaviour and not a bug.