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Separate built-in packages from elpa packages, for efficiency. * emacs-lisp/package.el: Don't put built-in packages in package-alist, to avoid loading inefficiencies. (package-built-in-p): Make VERSION optional, and treat it as a minimum acceptable version. (package-activate): Search separately for built-in packages. Emit a warning if a dependency fails. (define-package): Handle most common case, where there is no obsolete package, first. (package-compute-transaction): Print required version in error. (package--initialized): New variable. (list-packages): Use it. (package-initialize): Optional arg NO-ACTIVATE. Don't put built-in packages in packages-alist; keep it separate. Set package--initialized. (describe-package): Avoid activating packages as a side-effect. Search separately for built-in packages. (describe-package-1): Handle the case where an elpa package is simultaneously built-in and available/installed. (package-installed-p, package--generate-package-list): Search separately for built-in packages. (package-load-descriptor): Doc fix.

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