bug#36704: 27.0.50; Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents

[Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>]

M-x package-list-packages RET U

results in

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Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/archive-contents (error connection-failed \"connect\" ...")
  signal(error ("Error retrieving: https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ar..."))
  #f(compiled-function (status) #<bytecode 0x1fe486625009>)((:error (error connection-failed "connect" :host "elpa.gnu.org" :service 443)))
  apply(#f(compiled-function (status) #<bytecode 0x1fe486625009>) (:error (error connection-failed "connect" :host "elpa.gnu.org" :service 443)))
  url-http-activate-callback()
  url-http-async-sentinel(#<process elpa.gnu.org> "connect")
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I can get the URL in the browser, so it shouldn't be a network problem

In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 7, x86_64-apple-darwin18.6.0, NS appkit-1671.50 Version 10.14.5 (Build 18F203))
 of 2019-07-17 built on BZ-C02XR5CGJG5L
Repository revision: 87b1495f307b91226dda63ce7c117fed6a396768
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1671
System Description:  Mac OS X 10.14.5

Recent messages:
Done in background: git --no-pager ls-files -z -o --directory --no-empty-directory --exclude-standard -- . [3 times]
Wrote /Users/sam.steingold/.emacs.elc
Waiting for refresh to finish...
Package refresh done
Packages marked for upgrading: 4
Entering debugger...
Mark set
mwheel-scroll: End of buffer [2 times]
mwheel-scroll: Beginning of buffer [2 times]
Status: available

Configured using:
 'configure --with-mailutils --with-ns
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/libxml2/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/imagemagick/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/gnutls/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/jansson/lib/pkgconfig'

Configured features:
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JSON PDUMPER LCMS2 GMP

Important settings:
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Load-path shadows:
None found.

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