bug#59652: 29.0.50; Error trying to delete `P': (error "Package `P' is used by `Q' as dependency, not deleting")

[Michael Heerdegen]

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:

> I don't believe this is a pilot error.  I did not configure package.el
> more than setting `package-archives' (adding melpa).

Wait - one more candidate is "async.el": async-bytecomp.el changes
package compilation and also seems to handle dependencies by itself.

I'm continuously observing the behavior, now with disabled async.el
stuff.

Michael.