Unable to install some packages: Package is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled ?

[robbyoconnor]

[EDIT syl20bnr] Since a few hours some packages fail to install:

Found 21 new package(s) to install...
--> fetching new package repository indexes...
--> installing let-alist... [2/21]
Package let-alist is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing spinner... [3/21]
Package spinner is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing syntax-checking:flycheck... [4/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing latex:auctex... [5/21]
Package auctex is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing queue... [7/21]
Package queue is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing clojure:cider... [9/21]An error occurred while installing cider (error: (error Package `queue-0.1.1' is unavailable))
--> installing spacemacs:adaptive-wrap... [11/21]
Package adaptive-wrap is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing clojure:clj-refactor... [12/21]An error occurred while installing clj-refactor (error: (error Package `queue-0.1.1' is unavailable))
--> installing latex:company-auctex... [13/21]An error occurred while installing company-auctex (error: (error Package `auctex-11.87' is unavailable))
--> installing auto-completion:company-statistics... [14/21]
Package company-statistics is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?
--> installing d:flycheck-dmd-dub... [15/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck-dmd-dub (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing haskell:flycheck-haskell... [16/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck-haskell (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing finance:flycheck-ledger... [17/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck-ledger (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing syntax-checking:flycheck-pos-tip... [18/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck-pos-tip (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing rust:flycheck-rust... [19/21]An error occurred while installing flycheck-rust (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.1' is unavailable))
--> installing spacemacs:paradox... [20/21]An error occurred while installing paradox (error: (error Package `let-alist-1.0.3' is unavailable))
--> installing colors:rainbow-mode... [21/21]
Package rainbow-mode is unavailable. Is the package name misspelled?

Found 4 orphan package(s) to delete...
--> deleting seq... [4/4]

[383 packages loaded in 101.921s]

[lasseaeggen]

http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8332
It's due to a change on gnu's end. Will solve itself in a few hours.

[robbyoconnor]

The fix is to change this line to use HTTP instead of HTTPS. It's temporary but the problem will resolve itself. I will close this when the issue on GNU's side resolves.

[syl20bnr]

I updated the title and OP to better reflect the situation and not trigger false alarms :-)

[robbyoconnor]

Fixed in 3f7dab0.

[autosquid]

Hope HTTP could be kept or made an option, since emacs seems to have some problem with https when using a proxy.

[xfq]

HTTPS works for me now.

[robbyoconnor]

@xfq, It briefly did not. Read the thread but GNU changed their IPs and as a result their SSL cert became invalid.

[agriffis]

Can we switch this back to https now?

[autosquid]

please consider add an switch option for http and https. Things behave different in my country. HTTP is much faster for me.

[robbyoconnor]

You commented the same thing here @autosquid