Dear Junyong,
It's Debian sid. After running `sudo apt update`, I got `hx` on the
`apt list --upgradable`, but it was not upgraded with `sudo apt
upgrade hx` for the following reasons.
```sh
❯ sudo apt upgrade hx
Calculating upgrade... Error!
Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting assignments:
1. hx:amd64=25.07.1+20260624+ds+~0.3.3+ds+~0.4.0+20260607+ds-4 is
selected as an upgrade
2. hx:amd64=25.07.1+20260624+ds+~0.3.3+ds+~0.4.0+20260607+ds-4
Recommends hx-highlight-core
but none of the choices are installable:
[no choices]
```
Indeed, I was wrong. hx-highlight-core is not required, but
recommended. But it is not released, and my `apt` gets a bit confused.
Since there is no actual upgrade of `helix` itself, maybe I should
just remain calm and be patient.
Best regards,
Sinyeol
On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM Junyong Liang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Sinyeol,
>
> I’d like to clarify the current situation regarding the hx-highlight
> packages. In my previous work, I designed the plugin to be installed as
> a separate `recommend` package (it might have been a typo—there’s no
> actual dependency). This approach ensured it wouldn’t interfere with the
> hx review process, which is why you saw the package named
> `hx-highlight-core` in the new version of hx.
>
> However, I currently lack authorization to release these packages, and
> since Jonas may have made some modifications, the plugins remain stored
> in my personal Salsa repository for now.
>
> As for your goal—what you’d like to achieve with these packages—I’m not
> sure yet. But as a starting point, you might try compiling and
> installing `hx-highlight-core` and `hx-highlight-extra` locally to see
> how they function. This could help identify any potential issues or
> improvements.
>
> Please let me know if you need further details!
>
> Best regards,
> Junyong Liang
>
> On 2026/7/15 15:05, Sinyeol An wrote:
> > Hi Junyong,
> >
> > Thank you for responding. I got the fact that Jonas is not available
> > for the moment from the archived mail thread.
> >
> > I felt a bit strange that
> > `25.07.1+20260624+ds+~0.3.3+ds+~0.4.0+20260607+ds-4`, the version
> > depends on the new `hx-highlight-core`, is already released while
> > `hx-highlight-core` isn't.
> >
> > I'm willing to help, but I don't know where to start. Any advice?
