Unable to install package: file missing

[TLINDEN]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this belongs to this repo. If not I'd appreciate an advice where to report this issue to.

I'm trying to install expand-region with: (package-install 'expand-region) and get the following error message:

Contacting host: melpa.org:443 [2 times]
Parsing tar file...done
Extracting...done
package-autoload-ensure-default-file: Opening output file: No such file or directory, /home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-20221030.957/expand-region-autoloads.el

Debug log:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Opening output file" "No such file or directory" "/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-2...")
  write-region(";;; expand-region-autoloads.el --- automatically e..." nil "/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-2..." nil silent)
  package-autoload-ensure-default-file("/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-2...")
  package-generate-autoloads(expand-region "/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-2...")
  package--make-autoloads-and-stuff(#s(package-desc :name expand-region :version (20221030 957) :summary "Increase selected region by semantic units." :reqs nil :kind tar :archive "melpa" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "b70feaa644310dc2d599dc277cd20a1f2b6446ac") (:authors ("Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "marking" "region")) :signed nil) "/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-2...")
  package-unpack(#s(package-desc :name expand-region :version (20221030 957) :summary "Increase selected region by semantic units." :reqs nil :kind tar :archive "melpa" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "b70feaa644310dc2d599dc277cd20a1f2b6446ac") (:authors ("Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "marking" "region")) :signed nil))
  #f(compiled-function (&optional good-sigs) #<bytecode 0x158389bfec9d>)(nil)
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x158389bfecfd>)()
  package--with-response-buffer-1("https://melpa.org/packages/" #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x158389bfecd1>) :file "expand-region-20221030.957.tar.sig" :async nil :error-function #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x158389bfecfd>) :noerror t)
  package--check-signature("https://melpa.org/packages/" "expand-region-20221030.957.tar" "expand-region-20221030.957/\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0..." nil #f(compiled-function (&optional good-sigs) #<bytecode 0x158389bfec9d>))
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x15838989a121>)()
  package--with-response-buffer-1("https://melpa.org/packages/" #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x15838989a121>) :file "expand-region-20221030.957.tar" :async nil :error-function #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x158389309e7d>) :noerror nil)
  package-install-from-archive(#s(package-desc :name expand-region :version (20221030 957) :summary "Increase selected region by semantic units." :reqs nil :kind tar :archive "melpa" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "b70feaa644310dc2d599dc277cd20a1f2b6446ac") (:authors ("Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "marking" "region")) :signed nil))
  mapc(package-install-from-archive (#s(package-desc :name expand-region :version (20221030 957) :summary "Increase selected region by semantic units." :reqs nil :kind tar :archive "melpa" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "b70feaa644310dc2d599dc277cd20a1f2b6446ac") (:authors ("Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "marking" "region")) :signed nil)))
  package-download-transaction((#s(package-desc :name expand-region :version (20221030 957) :summary "Increase selected region by semantic units." :reqs nil :kind tar :archive "melpa" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "b70feaa644310dc2d599dc277cd20a1f2b6446ac") (:authors ("Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Magnar Sveen" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "marking" "region")) :signed nil)))
  package-install(expand-region)
  eval((package-install 'expand-region) t)
  eval-expression((package-install 'expand-region) nil nil 127)
  funcall-interactively(eval-expression (package-install 'expand-region) nil nil 127)
  call-interactively(eval-expression record nil)
  command-execute(eval-expression record)
  execute-extended-command(nil "eval-expression" "eval-ex")
  funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "eval-expression" "eval-ex")
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
  command-execute(execute-extended-command)

The directory in question /home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-20221030.957/ does not exist (or it has been deleted after the error).

I can't install change-inner as well, because it depends on expand-region. However, both of them can be installed with el-get.

PS: I've got the same problem with iedit :(

[tarsius]

I'm not sure if this belongs to this repo.

It looks like an issue with your local setup, and while it involves package.el, it is unlikely that some Melpa issue plays a role in it.

Also this sounds like the kind of issue, where simply restarting Emacs has a good chance of making the issue go away. M-x package-refresh-contents might help too.

/home/scip/.emacs-init.d/elpa-27.1/expand-region-20221030.957/

This is an unusual path. Should be ~/.emacs.d or ~/.config/emacs, instead of ~/.emacs-init.d. Also it's usually elpa, not elpa-VERSION (though it is possible I have missed some recent changes in this area).

[TLINDEN]

@tarsius sorry, I meant I had already updated and closed this issue but it seems I forgot it. The issue is being caused by use-package, I opened a case there.

The "wrong" directory was caused because I was in the middle of re-organizing my emacs configs, so this was the transition dir. The elpa directory is customized to contain the emacs version, I took this from purcell's config. The idea here is to have an emacs version specific package directory.

[spearman]

I have the same problem and I don't think I am using use-package unless it is part of package-install by default.

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Opening output file" "No such file or directory" "/home/spearman/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-complete-1.5.1/a...")
  package-autoload-ensure-default-file("/home/spearman/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-complete-1.5.1/a...")
  package-generate-autoloads(auto-complete "/home/spearman/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-complete-1.5.1")
  package--make-autoloads-and-stuff(#s(package-desc :name auto-complete :version (1 5 1) :summary "Auto Completion for GNU Emacs" :reqs ((popup (0 5 0)) (cl-lib (0 5))) :kind tar :archive "melpa-stable" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "0655b7f1e6c0f8475adc55f2b86404a877f26a77") (:authors ("Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "completion" "convenience") (:url . "https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete")) :signed nil) "/home/spearman/.emacs.d/elpa/auto-complete-1.5.1")
  package-unpack(#s(package-desc :name auto-complete :version (1 5 1) :summary "Auto Completion for GNU Emacs" :reqs ((popup (0 5 0)) (cl-lib (0 5))) :kind tar :archive "melpa-stable" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "0655b7f1e6c0f8475adc55f2b86404a877f26a77") (:authors ("Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "completion" "convenience") (:url . "https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete")) :signed nil))
  #f(compiled-function (&optional good-sigs) #<bytecode 0x74ab2aa31acd69c>)(nil)
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x176cd8d10ed61e5>)()
  package--with-response-buffer-1("https://stable.melpa.org/packages/" #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x128e81501d2d4bf9>) :file "auto-complete-1.5.1.tar.sig" :async nil :error-function #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x176cd8d10ed61e5>) :noerror t)
  package--check-signature("https://stable.melpa.org/packages/" "auto-complete-1.5.1.tar" "auto-complete-1.5.1/\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0..." nil #f(compiled-function (&optional good-sigs) #<bytecode 0x74ab2aa31acd69c>))
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x67fb6b51a73e32c>)()
  package--with-response-buffer-1("https://stable.melpa.org/packages/" #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x67fb6b51a73e32c>) :file "auto-complete-1.5.1.tar" :async nil :error-function #<subr F616e6f6e796d6f75732d6c616d626461_anonymous_lambda_75> :noerror nil)
  package-install-from-archive(#s(package-desc :name auto-complete :version (1 5 1) :summary "Auto Completion for GNU Emacs" :reqs ((popup (0 5 0)) (cl-lib (0 5))) :kind tar :archive "melpa-stable" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "0655b7f1e6c0f8475adc55f2b86404a877f26a77") (:authors ("Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "completion" "convenience") (:url . "https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete")) :signed nil))
  package-download-transaction((#s(package-desc :name auto-complete :version (1 5 1) :summary "Auto Completion for GNU Emacs" :reqs ((popup (0 5 0)) (cl-lib (0 5))) :kind tar :archive "melpa-stable" :dir nil :extras ((:commit . "0655b7f1e6c0f8475adc55f2b86404a877f26a77") (:authors ("Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]")) (:maintainer "Tomohiro Matsuyama" . "[email protected]") (:keywords "completion" "convenience") (:url . "https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete")) :signed nil)))
  package-install(auto-complete)
  (if (package-installed-p package) nil (package-install package))
  (while --dolist-tail-- (setq package (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (package-installed-p package) nil (package-install package)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))
  (let ((--dolist-tail-- package-list) package) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq package (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (package-installed-p package) nil (package-install package)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--))))
  load-with-code-conversion("/home/spearman/.emacs.d/init.el" "/home/spearman/.emacs.d/init.el" t t)
  load("/home/spearman/.emacs.d/init" noerror nomessage)
  startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0xb55e791f5d992c4>) #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x1f3c686ddc0cdc35>) t)
  command-line()
  normal-top-level()

[spearman]

Still haven't figured this out. Rolling back to Emacs 27.2 didn't seem to help.

I did discover that the auto-complete-1.5.1 directory has been created in the local directory where I started emacs. So my workaround for now is to go into ~/.emacs.d/elpa and start emacs there when installing any new packages.