install fails on mac os x w/ emacs 23.2

[digash]

Getting this error, trying to install following instruction in readme.

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "el-get: can not find package name `el-get' in `el-get-sources'")
  signal(error ("el-get: can not find package name `el-get' in `el-get-sources'"))
  error("el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" "el-get")
  (if (el-get-package-p package) nil (error "el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" package))
  (unless (el-get-package-p package) (error "el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" package))
  el-get-error-unless-package-p("el-get")
  el-get-init("el-get")
  (progn (setq default-directory (file-name-as-directory "/Users/dig/.emacs.d/el-get/el-get")) (load (concat ... "el-get" ".el")) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc) (goto-char ...) (insert "\nCongrats, el-get is installed and ready to serve!")))
  (if (eq (process-status proc) (quote exit)) (progn (setq default-directory ...) (load ...) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer ... ... ...)))
  (when (eq (process-status proc) (quote exit)) (setq default-directory (file-name-as-directory "/Users/dig/.emacs.d/el-get/el-get")) (load (concat ... "el-get" ".el")) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc) (goto-char ...) (insert "\nCongrats, el-get is installed and ready to serve!")))
  (lambda (proc change) (when (eq ... ...) (setq default-directory ...) (load ...) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer ... ... ...)))(# "exited abnormally with code 128\n")
  recursive-edit()
  byte-code("\306�  @\307=\203!

[dimitri]

Sounds very much like you did try at the wrong time, I was breaking things in my commits. Now would be a good time to try again.

[slackorama]

I too am getting the same error on Ubuntu 9.10 running GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.0) of 2009-09-27 on palmer, modified by Debian

Thanks.

[digash]

I've tried it again and no luck.
Here is what I ran:

1. rm -rf ~/.emacs.d/el-get
2. /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs -Q
   Starts emacs with no user config.
3. Paste the code for install into scratch and ran it.

Got this error:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "el-get: can not find package name `el-get' in `el-get-sources'")
  signal(error ("el-get: can not find package name `el-get' in `el-get-sources'"))
  error("el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" "el-get")
  (if (el-get-package-p package) nil (error "el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" package))
  (unless (el-get-package-p package) (error "el-get: can not find package name `%s' in `el-get-sources'" package))
  el-get-error-unless-package-p("el-get")
  el-get-init("el-get")
  (progn (setq default-directory (file-name-as-directory "/Users/dig/.emacs.d/el-get/el-get")) (load (concat ... "el-get" ".el")) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc) (goto-char ...) (insert "\nCongrats, el-get is installed and ready to serve!")))
  (if (eq (process-status proc) (quote exit)) (progn (setq default-directory ...) (load ...) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer ... ... ...)))
  (when (eq (process-status proc) (quote exit)) (setq default-directory (file-name-as-directory "/Users/dig/.emacs.d/el-get/el-get")) (load (concat ... "el-get" ".el")) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc) (goto-char ...) (insert "\nCongrats, el-get is installed and ready to serve!")))
  (lambda (proc change) (when (eq ... ...) (setq default-directory ...) (load ...) (el-get-init "el-get") (with-current-buffer ... ... ...)))(# "finished\n")

[digash]

Oops, closed it by accident and do not know how to reopen.

[dimitri]

reopened, will look soon'ish. might be tomorrow.

[dimitri]

Ok, fixed. The el-get-sources setting in the let form didn't cross the function call boundary --- that's dynamic binding. So I have to setq it again in the sentinel, tricking it somewhat.

[digash]

Thanks, that works. Now I can continue with the install.

[offbyone]

You should update the instructions in the readme; the scratch buffer code still has that bug in it.

[dimitri]

Ouch, the README. done, thanks.