From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 20:11:07 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: (describe-package-1): Fix bug#69712
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(describe-package-1): Fix bug#69712

* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (describe-package-1): Improve the test to
determine if `maintainers` contains a single cons or a list of conses.
---

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index fe7b10f569a..ab1731aeb54 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@ Helper function for `describe-package'."
         (insert " "))
       (insert "\n"))
     (when maintainers
-      (unless (proper-list-p maintainers)
+      (when (stringp (car maintainers))
         (setq maintainers (list maintainers)))
       (package--print-help-section
           (if (cdr maintainers) "Maintainers" "Maintainer"))