bug#53067: NonGNU ELPA: Packages removed from elpa-packages still on archive

[Stefan Monnier]

Stefan Kangas [2022-01-07 02:31:25] wrote:
> In this commit, a package was removed:
>     commit 340e98ee8d52185c8c65f0ce59bb61d5a188a9f4
>     Author: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>     Date:   Fri Oct 22 19:20:45 2021 +0200
>         * elpa-packages (color-theme-tangotango): Remove package
> However, it still is available for download:
>     https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/color-theme-tangotango.html
> Should we remove packages automatically if they are not listed in
> elpa-packages?

Good question.  The current scripts don't, obviously, but that's just
a side effect of the way they work.  Whether we remove them from
`archive-contents` or not, I think it's important to keep their
`<pkg>.html` page, who updated with a note explaining that it's
been removed.


        Stefan