From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Artur Malabarba Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21032: package.el acts pecularly Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 23:58:51 +0100 Message-ID: References: <559F6AE5.8030109@gmail.com> <55A16C83.3040605@gmail.com> Reply-To: bruce.connor.am@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c3d7dc9d9e89051aa16e38 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1436655560 5464 80.91.229.3 (11 Jul 2015 22:59:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:59:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21032@debbugs.gnu.org To: Vaidheeswaran C Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 12 00:59:11 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3ji-0006Jj-36 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:59:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49232 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3jh-0001Km-D6 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:59:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47242) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3jd-0001Kg-Rc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:59:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3ja-0007b2-I4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:59:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45653) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3ja-0007ay-EC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:59:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3ja-0000mI-3o for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:59:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Artur Malabarba Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:59:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21032 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 21032-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21032.14366555392982 (code B ref 21032); Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:59:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21032) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jul 2015 22:58:59 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3jW-0000m1-MP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:58:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-la0-f50.google.com ([209.85.215.50]:33902) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZE3jV-0000lo-Fu for 21032@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:58:58 -0400 Original-Received: by lagx9 with SMTP id x9so282768724lag.1 for <21032@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:58:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=0SMg0zLwXIB1uGF7VFHdC7Apqhl81u8Exve6Q+/x84Q=; b=ozZCvI9XSeuYJ4fDFVMZzPf+rrL1roPCILRjH0J1PrZU+gSdMy2whKF0GORR2DLvh9 tc3D2SwmRTvud9Obt+SMNy49uaEtJjPzm3Wi/UJe9q0231870O99bPs8cGg56iTW1s7t 0TlV5FlCKxMKwIsgQ4g9PTBc7qEH4rXiMAloMVCiYoCJnJp86Os9kValOXUSOLU+p5Wy ZaxlS86DHTQVCOw1pcjDrepp8Qum3YOZDIuXdYMDYjUuYb/CL8bxpXK29zHnyDxojADS pV7zDtn5qf7Cg5olnafQDQme8Y7ERfZnpzx9D+azIvPDR8PdCHxO1dyrVuPubGg0P4Uq SN1A== X-Received: by 10.112.210.137 with SMTP id mu9mr25046250lbc.95.1436655531431; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:58:51 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.25.214.133 with HTTP; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:58:51 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.25.214.133 with HTTP; Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:58:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <55A16C83.3040605@gmail.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: pJdVTWTWgOoqDSM_QgEaO6MM5aQ X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:104917 Archived-At: --001a11c3d7dc9d9e89051aa16e38 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > We can definitely improve upon how the error gets reported. Certainly. Patches welcome. :-) > Error contacting: http://blah.blah.blah:/archive-contents > error in process filter: peculiar error: 404 [2 times] > > To the user, the first error gives sufficient hint for futher action. > I wonder what the second error says which the first error already > doesn't say. The second error is saying that the page was not found. I imagine other things that can happen are request time-out and certificate issues. The 404 error is so well known that I'm not too worried about confusing the user. I'd rather not hide this possibility-useful information in fear that someone might be freaked out by it. But improving its presentation is certainly possible. --001a11c3d7dc9d9e89051aa16e38 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> We can definitely improve upon how the error gets repor= ted.

Certainly. Patches welcome. :-)

> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Error contacting: http://blah.blah.blah:/= archive-contents
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 error in process filter: peculiar error: 404 [2 times] >
> To the user, the first error gives sufficient hint for futher action.<= br> > I wonder what the second error says which the first error already
> doesn't say.=C2=A0

The second error is saying that the page was not found. I im= agine other things that can happen are request time-out and certificate iss= ues.

The 404 error is so well known that I'm not too worried = about confusing the user. I'd rather not hide this possibility-useful i= nformation in fear that someone might be freaked out by it.

But improving its presentation is certainly possible.

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