url-retrieve unable to fetch ftp url

[marktran]

I'm trying to write a recipe for el-screen:

(:name el-screen
       :type http-tar
       :options ("xzf")
       :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz")

It seems that url-retrieve is unable to fetch that file through ftp:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "File does not exist: ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz")
  signal(error ("File does not exist: ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz"))
  error("File does not exist: %s" "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz")
  url-ftp([cl-struct-url "ftp" nil nil "ftp.morishima.net" 21 "/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" nil nil t] el-get-http-retrieve-callback (nil "el-screen" (lambda (package) (let ... ...)) "~/.emacs.d/el-get/el-screen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" (apel autopair color-theme django-mode el-get emacs-w3m magit nxhtml package pymacs python-mode smex switch-window textile-mode undo-tree yasnippet (:name clojure-mode :type elpa) (:name dired-isearch :type elpa) (:name full-ack :type elpa) (:name gist :type elpa) (:name haml-mode :type elpa) (:name htmlize :type elpa) (:name inf-ruby :type elpa) (:name js2-mode :type elpa) (:name json :type elpa) (:name kill-ring-search :type elpa) (:name lua-mode :type elpa) (:name pastie :type elpa) (:name ruby-compilation :type elpa) (:name ruby-electric :type elpa) (:name ruby-mode :type elpa) (:name sass-mode :type elpa) (:name slime :type elpa) (:name textmate :type elpa) (:name yaml-mode :type elpa) (:name browse-kill-ring :type emacswiki) (:name dired+ :type emacswiki) (:name coffee-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode.git") (:name color-theme-chocolate-rain :type git :url "git://github.com/marktran/color-theme-chocolate-rain.git" :load "color-theme-chocolate-rain.el" :after ...) (:name diminish :type http :url "http://www.eskimo.com/~seldon/diminish.el") (:name el-screen :type http-tar :options ... :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz") (:name growl :type http :url "http://edward.oconnor.cx/elisp/growl.el") (:name ipython :type http :url "http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython.el") (:name markdown-mode :type git :url "git://jblevins.org/git/markdown-mode.git") (:name mo-git-blame :type git :url "git://github.com/voins/mo-git-blame.git") (:name mode-compile :type http :url "http://perso.tls.cena.fr/boubaker/distrib/mode-compile.el") (:name paredit :type http :url "http://mumble.net/~campbell/emacs/paredit.el") (:name peepopen :type git :url "git://github.com/topfunky/PeepOpen-EditorSupport.git" :features peepopen) (:name quack :type http :url "http://www.neilvandyke.org/quack/quack.el") (:name rhtml-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/eschulte/rhtml.git" :compile "rhtml-mode.el") ...)))
  url-retrieve-internal("ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" el-get-http-retrieve-callback (nil "el-screen" (lambda (package) (let ... ...)) "~/.emacs.d/el-get/el-screen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" (apel autopair color-theme django-mode el-get emacs-w3m magit nxhtml package pymacs python-mode smex switch-window textile-mode undo-tree yasnippet (:name clojure-mode :type elpa) (:name dired-isearch :type elpa) (:name full-ack :type elpa) (:name gist :type elpa) (:name haml-mode :type elpa) (:name htmlize :type elpa) (:name inf-ruby :type elpa) (:name js2-mode :type elpa) (:name json :type elpa) (:name kill-ring-search :type elpa) (:name lua-mode :type elpa) (:name pastie :type elpa) (:name ruby-compilation :type elpa) (:name ruby-electric :type elpa) (:name ruby-mode :type elpa) (:name sass-mode :type elpa) (:name slime :type elpa) (:name textmate :type elpa) (:name yaml-mode :type elpa) (:name browse-kill-ring :type emacswiki) (:name dired+ :type emacswiki) (:name coffee-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode.git") (:name color-theme-chocolate-rain :type git :url "git://github.com/marktran/color-theme-chocolate-rain.git" :load "color-theme-chocolate-rain.el" :after ...) (:name diminish :type http :url "http://www.eskimo.com/~seldon/diminish.el") (:name el-screen :type http-tar :options ... :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz") (:name growl :type http :url "http://edward.oconnor.cx/elisp/growl.el") (:name ipython :type http :url "http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython.el") (:name markdown-mode :type git :url "git://jblevins.org/git/markdown-mode.git") (:name mo-git-blame :type git :url "git://github.com/voins/mo-git-blame.git") (:name mode-compile :type http :url "http://perso.tls.cena.fr/boubaker/distrib/mode-compile.el") (:name paredit :type http :url "http://mumble.net/~campbell/emacs/paredit.el") (:name peepopen :type git :url "git://github.com/topfunky/PeepOpen-EditorSupport.git" :features peepopen) (:name quack :type http :url "http://www.neilvandyke.org/quack/quack.el") (:name rhtml-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/eschulte/rhtml.git" :compile "rhtml-mode.el") ...)))
  url-retrieve("ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" el-get-http-retrieve-callback ("el-screen" (lambda (package) (let ... ...)) "~/.emacs.d/el-get/el-screen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" (apel autopair color-theme django-mode el-get emacs-w3m magit nxhtml package pymacs python-mode smex switch-window textile-mode undo-tree yasnippet (:name clojure-mode :type elpa) (:name dired-isearch :type elpa) (:name full-ack :type elpa) (:name gist :type elpa) (:name haml-mode :type elpa) (:name htmlize :type elpa) (:name inf-ruby :type elpa) (:name js2-mode :type elpa) (:name json :type elpa) (:name kill-ring-search :type elpa) (:name lua-mode :type elpa) (:name pastie :type elpa) (:name ruby-compilation :type elpa) (:name ruby-electric :type elpa) (:name ruby-mode :type elpa) (:name sass-mode :type elpa) (:name slime :type elpa) (:name textmate :type elpa) (:name yaml-mode :type elpa) (:name browse-kill-ring :type emacswiki) (:name dired+ :type emacswiki) (:name coffee-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode.git") (:name color-theme-chocolate-rain :type git :url "git://github.com/marktran/color-theme-chocolate-rain.git" :load "color-theme-chocolate-rain.el" :after ...) (:name diminish :type http :url "http://www.eskimo.com/~seldon/diminish.el") (:name el-screen :type http-tar :options ... :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz") (:name growl :type http :url "http://edward.oconnor.cx/elisp/growl.el") (:name ipython :type http :url "http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython.el") (:name markdown-mode :type git :url "git://jblevins.org/git/markdown-mode.git") (:name mo-git-blame :type git :url "git://github.com/voins/mo-git-blame.git") (:name mode-compile :type http :url "http://perso.tls.cena.fr/boubaker/distrib/mode-compile.el") (:name paredit :type http :url "http://mumble.net/~campbell/emacs/paredit.el") (:name peepopen :type git :url "git://github.com/topfunky/PeepOpen-EditorSupport.git" :features peepopen) (:name quack :type http :url "http://www.neilvandyke.org/quack/quack.el") (:name rhtml-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/eschulte/rhtml.git" :compile "rhtml-mode.el") ...)))
  (let* ((pdir ...) (fname ...) (dest ...)) (unless (file-directory-p pdir) (make-directory pdir)) (url-retrieve url (quote el-get-http-retrieve-callback) (\` ...)))
  el-get-http-install("el-screen" "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" (lambda (package) (let (...) (el-get-start-process-list package ... ...))) "~/.emacs.d/el-get/el-screen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz")
  (let* ((source ...) (options ...) (pdir ...) (tarfile ...) (dest ...) (name ...) (ok ...) (ko ...) (post ...)) (el-get-http-install package url post dest))
  el-get-http-tar-install("el-screen" "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" el-get-post-install)
  funcall(el-get-http-tar-install "el-screen" "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz" el-get-post-install)
  (let* ((source ...) (method ...) (install ...) (url ...)) (el-get-check-init) (el-get-save-package-status package "required") (funcall install package url (quote el-get-post-install)) (message "el-get install %s" package))
  (let ((el-get-sources ...)) (el-get-error-unless-package-p package) (let (...) (when ... ...) (when ... ...)) (let* (... ... ... ...) (el-get-check-init) (el-get-save-package-status package "required") (funcall install package url ...) (message "el-get install %s" package)))
  el-get-install("el-screen")
  (if (el-get-package-exists-p package) (if (and status ...) (condition-case err ... ...) (message "Package %s failed to install, remove it first." package)) (el-get-install package))
  (let* ((package ...) (status ...)) (if (el-get-package-exists-p package) (if ... ... ...) (el-get-install package)))
  (lambda (source) (let* (... ...) (if ... ... ...)))((:name el-screen :type http-tar :options ("xzf") :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz"))
  mapcar((lambda (source) (let* (... ...) (if ... ... ...))) (apel autopair color-theme django-mode el-get emacs-w3m magit nxhtml package pymacs python-mode smex switch-window textile-mode undo-tree yasnippet (:name clojure-mode :type elpa) (:name dired-isearch :type elpa) (:name full-ack :type elpa) (:name gist :type elpa) (:name haml-mode :type elpa) (:name htmlize :type elpa) (:name inf-ruby :type elpa) (:name js2-mode :type elpa) (:name json :type elpa) (:name kill-ring-search :type elpa) (:name lua-mode :type elpa) (:name pastie :type elpa) (:name ruby-compilation :type elpa) (:name ruby-electric :type elpa) (:name ruby-mode :type elpa) (:name sass-mode :type elpa) (:name slime :type elpa) (:name textmate :type elpa) (:name yaml-mode :type elpa) (:name browse-kill-ring :type emacswiki) (:name dired+ :type emacswiki) (:name coffee-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/defunkt/coffee-mode.git") (:name color-theme-chocolate-rain :type git :url "git://github.com/marktran/color-theme-chocolate-rain.git" :load "color-theme-chocolate-rain.el" :after (lambda nil ...)) (:name diminish :type http :url "http://www.eskimo.com/~seldon/diminish.el") (:name el-screen :type http-tar :options ("xzf") :url "ftp://ftp.morishima.net/pub/morishima.net/naoto/ElScreen/elscreen-1.4.6.tar.gz") (:name growl :type http :url "http://edward.oconnor.cx/elisp/growl.el") (:name ipython :type http :url "http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython.el") (:name markdown-mode :type git :url "git://jblevins.org/git/markdown-mode.git") (:name mo-git-blame :type git :url "git://github.com/voins/mo-git-blame.git") (:name mode-compile :type http :url "http://perso.tls.cena.fr/boubaker/distrib/mode-compile.el") (:name paredit :type http :url "http://mumble.net/~campbell/emacs/paredit.el") (:name peepopen :type git :url "git://github.com/topfunky/PeepOpen-EditorSupport.git" :features peepopen) (:name quack :type http :url "http://www.neilvandyke.org/quack/quack.el") (:name rhtml-mode :type git :url "git://github.com/eschulte/rhtml.git" :compile "rhtml-mode.el") ...))
  (prog1 (mapcar (lambda ... ...) el-get-sources) (when progress (while ... ... ... ...) (progress-reporter-done progress)))
  (let* ((p-status ...) (total ...) (installed ...) (progress ...) (el-get-default-process-sync ...)) (prog1 (mapcar ... el-get-sources) (when progress ... ...)))
  el-get()
  eval((el-get))
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)

(url-retrieve) seems to fail rather quickly for ftp urls. Any ideas?

[dimitri]

Well it fails here too, but url-retrieve is having tramp trying.

1. open a bug on emacs about that
2. use escreen which is better :)