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* doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Menu): New node "Package
Statuses".  (Bug#29420)
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@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ Hyperlinking and Navigation Features
Emacs Lisp Packages
* Package Menu:: Buffer for viewing and managing packages.
* Package Statuses:: Which statuses a package can have.
* Package Installation:: Options for package installation.
* Package Files:: Where packages are installed.

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@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Manual}.
@menu
* Package Menu:: Buffer for viewing and managing packages.
* Package Statuses:: Which statuses a package can have.
* Package Installation:: Options for package installation.
* Package Files:: Where packages are installed.
@end menu
@ -57,19 +58,12 @@ The package's version number (e.g., @samp{11.86}).
The package's status---normally one of @samp{available} (can be
downloaded from the package archive), @samp{installed},
@c @samp{unsigned} (installed, but not signed; @pxref{Package Signing}),
or @samp{built-in} (included in Emacs by default). The status
@samp{external} means the package is not built-in and not from the
directory specified by @code{package-user-dir} (@pxref{Package
Files}). External packages are treated much like built-in: they
cannot be deleted through the package menu, and are not considered for
upgrading.
or @samp{built-in} (included in Emacs by default).
@xref{Package Statuses}.
The status can also be @samp{new}. This is equivalent to
@samp{available}, except that it means the package became newly
available on the package archive after your last invocation of
@kbd{M-x list-packages}. In other instances, a package may have the
status @samp{held}, @samp{disabled}, or @samp{obsolete}.
@xref{Package Installation}.
@item
Which package archive this package is from, if you have more than one
package archive enabled.
@item
A short description of the package.
@ -139,7 +133,7 @@ current line by an @kbd{i} or @kbd{d} command
Mark all package with a newer available version for upgrading
(@code{package-menu-mark-upgrades}). This places an installation mark
on the new available versions, and a deletion mark on the old
installed versions.
installed versions (marked with status @samp{obsolete}).
@item x
@kindex x @r{(Package Menu)}
@ -195,6 +189,60 @@ from lower-priority archives (@code{package-menu-toggle-hiding}).
For example, you can install a package by typing @kbd{i} on the line
listing that package, followed by @kbd{x}.
@node Package Statuses
@section Package Statuses
@cindex package status
A package can have one of the following statuses:
@table @samp
@item available
The package is not installed, but can be downloaded and installed from
the package archive.
@item avail-obso
The package is available for installation, but a newer version is also
available. Packages with this status are hidden by default.
@item built-in
The package is included in Emacs by default. It cannot be deleted
through the package menu, and is not considered for upgrading.
@item dependency
The package was installed automatically to satisfy a dependency of
another package.
@item disabled
The package has been disabled using the @code{package-load-list}
variable.
@item external
The package is not built-in and not from the directory specified by
@code{package-user-dir} (@pxref{Package Files}). External packages
are treated much like @samp{built-in} packages and cannot be deleted.
@item held
The package is held, @xref{Package Installation}.
@item incompat
The package cannot be installed for some reason, for example because
it depends on uninstallable packages.
@item installed
The package is installed.
@item new
Equivalent to @samp{available}, except that the package became newly
available on the package archive after your last invocation of
@kbd{M-x list-packages}.
@item obsolete
The package is an outdated installed version; in addition to this
version of the package, a newer version is also installed.
@c @samp{unsigned} (installed, but not signed; @pxref{Package Signing}),
@end table
@node Package Installation
@section Package Installation