bug#68761: [PATCH] Record dependencies in packages installed via package-vc

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: 68761@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
> Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:18:33 +0000
> 
> Steven Allen <steven@stebalien.com> writes:
> 
> >>> The dependency list wasn't getting recorded in the package's `-pkg.el` 
> >>> file.
> >>
> >> Did you notice this because of some bug or what is the motivation for
> >> this change?  I'll certainly look into it, I just wanted some context.
> >
> > I noticed this because I tried to remove "unused" dependencies
> > (package-autoremove) and ended up removing dependencies from my
> > package-vc packages.
> 
> That doesn't sound good.  Your patch should resolve the issue, and I
> would be inclined to propose applying it to the Emacs 29 branch, if the
> maintainers don't object.

How serious is the problem?  Since it's unlikely there will be any
more Emacs 29.x releases, except if we have some emergency, we should
try to keep the release branch as safe and undiverged from 29.2 as
possible.