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[128.62.53.184]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id w43sm2717248ota.9.2017.09.27.07.50.42 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:50:42 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <87poacci6c.fsf@web.de> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:137496 Archived-At: On Wed 27 Sep 2017 at 14:47, Michael Heerdegen wrote: >> Perhaps there should be some sort of package-force-archive-refresh >> function to force overwriting the archive contents? > > No, normally this should never happen, there seems to be a problem with > inconsistent or broken package caches. We need to find out what goes > wrong. I'm betting that during a package-refresh-contents call the internet disconnected and that this somehow messed up the package cache. > > Have you made a backup of the files you deleted btw? They could be > useful for debugging. No, unfortunately I didn't. If it happens again I will do so.