Setting package archives

Setting package archives

[pauline-galea]

How can I set package-archives in emacs

I am using the following

(defun gungadin-locate-archives ()
  "Installs package archives."
  (require 'package)
  (add-to-list 'package-archives
     '( ("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
        ("melpa-stable" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
        ("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/")) )
   (package-initialize) )

Re: Setting package archives

[Philip Kaludercic]

pauline-galea@gmx.com writes:

> How can I set package-archives in emacs
>
> I am using the following
>
> (defun gungadin-locate-archives ()
>   "Installs package archives."
>   (require 'package)
>   (add-to-list 'package-archives
>      '( ("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
>         ("melpa-stable" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
>         ("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/")) )
>    (package-initialize) )

You are adding a list *into* a list, instead of appending each of the
items *onto* the list. 

What you probably want to do is 

(add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/"))

where the first `add-to-list' won't be necessary, because GNU ELPA is
configured by default.

-- 
	Philip K.