MELPA repository not available in 0.105

[et2010]

I installed spacemacs from a fresh start. After bootstrap and intialized, I hit SPC a k to check the package list, but only packages from org elpa and gnu elpa were there. All MELPA packages were gone. Whether using --insecure option or not, no MELPA packages showing. I can't add layers now due to this issue since no packages from MELPA will be installed.

I also tried use spacemacs behind a socks proxy wrapper, but still no good.

I'm using Windows 7 64bit, emacs w64 24.5.1, git for windows 2.6.4. Any help will be appreciated.

[et2010]

I tried setting dotspacemacs-elpa-https to t or nil, neither of them worked.

[et2010]

With using describe-variable on package-archives, I got this:

Its value is (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

while dotspacemacs-elpa-https were set to t

[syl20bnr]

I cannot reproduce this bug, the output of describe variable on my system is:

package-archives is a variable defined in `package.el'.
Its value is (("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/")
 ("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/")
 ("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

Original value was 
(("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

What is the output of the following code ?

(configuration-layer//resolve-package-archives configuration-layer--elpa-archives)

[et2010]

@syl20bnr Weird, the output seems right:

(("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") ("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") ("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

but the output of describe-variable is not:

package-archives is a variable defined in `package.el'.
Its value is (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

This variable may be risky if used as a file-local variable.

Documentation:
...

[et2010]

Also, the value of package-enable-at-startup is t, i.e. variable package--initialized in following function was set to t unexpectedly during launching. But I don't know why this is happening.

(defun configuration-layer/initialize ()
  "Initialize `package.el'."
  (setq configuration-layer--refresh-package-timeout dotspacemacs-elpa-timeout)
  (configuration-layer//parse-command-line-arguments)
  (unless package--initialized
    (setq package-archives (configuration-layer//resolve-package-archives
                            configuration-layer--elpa-archives))
    ;; optimization, no need to activate all the packages so early
    (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
    (package-initialize 'noactivate)
    ;; TODO remove the following hack when 24.3 support ends
    ;; Emacs 24.3 and above ships with python.el but in some Emacs 24.3.1
    ;; packages for Ubuntu, python.el seems to be missing.
    ;; This hack adds marmalade repository for this case only.
    (unless (or (package-installed-p 'python) (version< emacs-version "24.3"))
      (add-to-list 'package-archives
                   '("marmalade" . "https://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")))))

[et2010]

Eh, sorry, my fault. I finally figured out why. I used to add following statement in function definition of dotspacemacs/user-init () in my .spacemacs file:

(package-initialize)

to fix org mix-installation problem (ie. shipped version and elpa version are both loaded, see: http://stackoverflow.com/a/17422623). This changed the value of package--initialized to t and lead to my problem.

Really sorry for the false alarm! Thank you very much for your help! @syl20bnr

[StreakyCobra]

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[StreakyCobra]

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[et2010]

@StreakyCobra Thanks for reminder.