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2015-11-19
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progzilla18:11:19

Didn't this channel existed..😀

progzilla18:11:54

Somebody help me out pls...i tried to refresh my package list in emacs but it keeps hanging "Contacting Host: http://elpa.gnu.org:80"

roberto18:11:03

are you behind a proxy or firewall?

roberto18:11:45

it looks like either a networking error, or the melpa repo is down

colin.yates18:11:06

quick poll - which emacs ‘distro’ do you use? I use prelude although am tempted by spacemacs...

roberto18:11:29

Emacs (vanilla)

colin.yates18:11:50

@roberto ah, a ‘proper’ emacser simple_smile

colin.yates18:11:04

I did try but ended up with a poor imitation of prelude

roberto18:11:06

hehehe, nah, I just started this year. Decided to invest some time learning it

colin.yates18:11:15

are you using org-mode to manage it?

roberto18:11:19

also, the book Mastering Emacs helped a lot

colin.yates18:11:35

when I tried I used org-mode and it worked really well actually.

progzilla18:11:35

no. its a new install

colin.yates18:11:07

@progzilla I mean how do you manage your emacs configuration - roll your own or one of the ‘off-the-shelf’ bundles?

roberto18:11:25

looks like he is using the one that comes with his distro

roberto18:11:52

damn, I need to ween off using looks in chat

progzilla18:11:35

i actually use the config on my arch linux ...so i simply moved the init.el and the elpa folder

progzilla18:11:07

but i also noticed same problem now on my arch linux emacs too

roberto18:11:07

sounds like a networking issue

colin.yates18:11:36

http://elpa.gnu.org is accessible from a browser on port 80...

progzilla18:11:59

i have changed my connections 3 times now including a cable conn and yet remains same

roberto18:11:18

it obviously isn’t your cable

roberto18:11:26

otherwise you wouldn’t be chatting with us

roberto18:11:40

it could be that you are behind a firewall or proxy that is preventing you from accessing melpa

progzilla18:11:31

pls how can i prevent that?

progzilla18:11:55

i went home to try my connection, same thing

colin.yates18:11:07

have you tried visiting the website?

roberto18:11:42

try #C099W16KZ on irc

roberto18:11:50

and ask if melpa is down

twillis19:11:54

@progzilla: just tried updating packages on my emacs, it's at least reachable in ohio

colin.yates19:11:45

thanks for the links @donmullen

twillis19:11:50

@colin.yates: on your poll, I rolled my own config after trying prelude. it's s fun excercise. https://github.com/twillis/my-emacs-config

progzilla19:11:42

Been exercising with all sorts of configuration all day...

progzilla19:11:18

@roberto thanks will buzz them now

progzilla19:11:20

Am going to play with the @twillis and @donmullen links

jeff.terrell19:11:44

That's a really interesting idea, @donmullen. Literate programming, for Emacs. Gonna have to dig into that more later.

donmullen20:11:03

@jeff.terrell: It’s been great - kudos to Clinton. Much easier to document / view / search all in one file than multiple files.

jeff.terrell20:11:56

Yeah, I can imagine! Plus, the ability to fold things is great for being able to focus on just one or two things. Very cool! I'll have to tell him thanks next time I see him. simple_smile

bozhidar20:11:25

if someone wants vim keybindings spacemacs is definitely the way to go

bozhidar20:11:39

prelude ships with some evil settings

bozhidar20:11:54

but we never invested much efforts in refining those