package.el problems / autoload url-insert-buffer-contents

[David Reitter]

I’m getting an (void-function url-insert-buffer-contents) error when doing 
`list-packages’.

Either package.el should do (require ‘url-handlers), or the 
`url-insert-buffer-contents’ should be autoloaded.  `url-insert-file-contents” 
(undocumented) is autoloaded.  I’m not sure which one is right, hence the 
message here.


Second, for packages installed from MELPA, I’m seeing an “incomprehensible 
buffer” error.  (This is perhaps not the most user-friendly error message!)

I think the reason is that the code makes assumptions about where point is 
after the page has been retrieved.  The patch below works for me.  If it’s the 
right one, let me know.



diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index d811db9..ac52c08 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ package--with-work-buffer
            (let* ((url (concat ,url-1 ,file))
                   (callback (lambda (status)
                               (let ((b (current-buffer)))
+                                (goto-char (point-min))
                                 (unwind-protect (wrap-errors
                                                  (when-let ((er (plist-get 
status :error)))
                                                    (error "Error retrieving: 
%s %S" url er))