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Locked .previous-* entries blocking package installs

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 124807

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #131779. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #131779. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and fixes address a scenario where locked or undeletable .previous-* files (notably on Windows) cause package manager installs to fail. The changes shift toward tolerating or deferring cleanup of such entries rather than aborting the operation.

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  • #131779 Windows update no longer fails when a running process still holds the old Python runtime's DLLs (#124807, salvage #124819, supersedes #128955 marker)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], pm/cli.py, pm/install.py, tests/pm/test_held_entry_windows_live.py, tests/pm/test_pm_core.py

4 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 1 · duplicate 1 · merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #124817 fix(pm): keep locked stale previous entries instead of failing install · closed without comment
  • #124819 fix(pm): keep locked stale previous entries instead of failing install · merged via another change → e9c6754, #131779
  • #124822 fix(pm): stop a locked .previous- entry from failing a finished install · duplicate → #124819, #124807
  • #124858 fix(pm): best-effort cleanup of displaced .previous-* entry after verified publish · superseded by another PR → e9c6754, #131779
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#124807[Bug]: Windows hermes update fails in source preparation: WinError 5 deleting .previous-python libcrypto DLL
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  • Pairwise link density 0.33: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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2 Oct 2026

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