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From: Gianluca Della Vedova <gianluca@dellavedova.org>
To: 18576@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18576: fail to list elpa packages
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:24:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150123082445.GQ6623@dellavedova-E4310> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <69666518-12B1-4B19-AD63-E3A30BBB4EEE@gmail.com>

> > When I type M-x 'list-packages' I get a message saying "Failed to
> > download gnu archive". So, something is wrong with accessing GNU ELPA
> > packages. I get the same error for the last 2 days.
> > Here is a part of my .emacs file related to packages:
> > '(package-archives
> >    (quote>     (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
> >      ("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/"))))

> Do you see the same problem with "emacs -Q"?

I had the same problem with version 24.4, and I found out that it was
due to a
(setq file-coding-system-alist ("" utf-8 . utf-8))
in my init.el file.

Removing that part fixed the problem.
-- 
Gianluca Della Vedova
http://gianluca.dellavedova.org





      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-01-23  8:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-09-27 19:48 bug#18576: 24.3.93; fail to list elpa packages Rostyslav Skrypnyk
2014-09-28 17:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-12-07 22:03   ` Glenn Morris
2015-01-23  8:24 ` Gianluca Della Vedova [this message]

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