bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

[Mike Dupont]

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I tried to open an url and forgot how, then decided to install w3
but the install failed because I opened a bogus file.

step 1.
C-x-f http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema

1.0 Shows :
Find file: {http:/} /json-schema.org/draft-07/schema

1.1 RET

this creates a buffer in the non existing directory

/json-schema.org/draft-07/

step 2.

2.1 M-x package-list-packages

2.2. select w3

2.3 Install

Error message is :
Failed to verify signature: file-error, "Setting current directory", "No
such file or directory",/json-schema.org/draft-07/

Workaround, kill buffers for list packages and the draft-07 and select a
different existing file and try again with step 2.

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Install package ‘w3-4.0.49’? (y or n) y
Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80
package--check-signature-content: Failed to verify signature: file-error,
"Setting current directory", "No such file or directory", "/
json-schema.org/draft-07/"
Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80
Type "q" to restore previous buffer.
mouse-2, RET: Push this button
Install package ‘w3-4.0.49’? (y or n) y
Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80
package--check-signature-content: Failed to verify signature: file-error,
"Setting current directory", "No such file or directory", "/
json-schema.org/draft-07/"
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James Michael DuPont

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bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Mike Dupont <jamesmikedupont@googlemail.com> writes:

> I tried to open an url and forgot how, then decided to install w3
> but the install failed because I opened a bogus file.
>
> step 1.
> C-x-f http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema
>
> 1.0 Shows :
> Find file: {http:/} /json-schema.org/draft-07/schema
>
> 1.1 RET
>
> this creates a buffer in the non existing directory
>
> /json-schema.org/draft-07/
>
> step 2.
>
> 2.1 M-x package-list-packages

The backtrace is variations on this:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Setting curren
  make-process(:name "epg" :buffer #<buffer  *epg*-726832> 
  epg--start(#s(epg-context :protocol OpenPGP :program "/us
  epg-start-import-keys(#s(epg-context :protocol OpenPGP :p
  epg--import-keys-1(#s(epg-context :protocol OpenPGP :prog
  epg-import-keys-from-file(#s(epg-context :protocol OpenPG
  package-import-keyring("/home/larsi/src/emacs/trunk/etc/p
  package-refresh-contents(t)
  package-menu-refresh()
  package-list-packages(nil)
  funcall-interactively(package-list-packages nil)
  call-interactively(package-list-packages record nil)
  command-execute(package-list-packages record)
  execute-extended-command(nil "package-list-packages" nil)
  funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "package-list-packages" nil)
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
  command-execute(execute-extended-command)

Is there a standard thing we can use in these circumstances where it
doesn't much matter what default-directory is, other than that it has to
exist?  (And probably has to be readable.)

A `with-ensured-directory' or something might be nice?  Or do we just
bind default-directory to "/"?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Is there a standard thing we can use in these circumstances where it
> doesn't much matter what default-directory is, other than that it has to
> exist?  (And probably has to be readable.)
>
> A `with-ensured-directory' or something might be nice?  Or do we just
> bind default-directory to "/"?

I'd prefer to bind it to "~" to make sure it's writable too (just in
case).  Also, emacs run as root doesn't risk polluting "/" with
spurious temporary files if there is some writing going on when there
shouldn't be.  Or we could use the same value as
url-temporary-directory: (or (getenv "TMPDIR") "/tmp")

Not sure if we want a general facility here, but I guess that depends
on how common these kinds of issues are.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:

> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
>
>> Is there a standard thing we can use in these circumstances where it
>> doesn't much matter what default-directory is, other than that it has to
>> exist?  (And probably has to be readable.)
>>
>> A `with-ensured-directory' or something might be nice?  Or do we just
>> bind default-directory to "/"?
>
> I'd prefer to bind it to "~" to make sure it's writable too (just in
> case).  Also, emacs run as root doesn't risk polluting "/" with
> spurious temporary files if there is some writing going on when there
> shouldn't be.

Most processes don't really write anything anywhere -- they just need to
have a directory that exists...

The use case here is that you open ~/foo/bar/something in a buffer, then
rmdir ~/foo/bar, and then try to start a process from that buffer --
it'll fail, because default-directory doesn't point to something that
exists.  

> Or we could use the same value as
> url-temporary-directory: (or (getenv "TMPDIR") "/tmp")

That's also a good value.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

bug#32004: 25.2; Package-install-package Failed to verify signature file-error Setting current directory No such file or directory

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> Or we could use the same value as
>> url-temporary-directory: (or (getenv "TMPDIR") "/tmp")
>
> That's also a good value.

I've now added a macro for this (with-existing-directory) and used it
here, which I think should fix this issue, so I'm closing it.  If
there's still issues in this area, please respond to the debbugs address
and we'll reopen.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no