Doom-emacs: Doom-emacs uses unsupported and as a consequence uninstallable packages

[igorvolnyi]

Generally 'make install' finishes OK failing to install 5 packages. Just repeat 'make' command.

Make gives:
Looking for packages to install...
5 packages will be installed:

+ ob-mongo (ELPA)
+ ob-redis (ELPA)
+ ob-translate (ELPA)
+ ox-pandoc (ELPA)
+ ox-reveal (ELPA)

Proceed? (y or n) y
Refreshing package archives
Importing package-keyring.gpg...
Importing package-keyring.gpg...done
Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:443
Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:443
Contacting host: melpa.org:443
Package refresh done
Installing ox-reveal
FATAL ERROR: (error) Package ‘org-20150330’ is unavailable
Installing ox-pandoc
FATAL ERROR: (error) Package ‘org-8.2’ is unavailable
Installing ob-translate
FATAL ERROR: (error) Package ‘org-8’ is unavailable
Installing ob-redis
FATAL ERROR: (error) Package ‘org-8’ is unavailable
Installing ob-mongo
FATAL ERROR: (error) Package ‘org-8’ is unavailable
Finished!

All these failed packages have no-more-existing packages among their dependencies (MELPA).

My system is Arch. I tried both Arch repo emacs-25.3 and AUR emacs 27.0.50.

[hlissner]

Are you on the develop or master branch?

I suspect you are on master. This issue was fixed on develop fairly recently, and should make its way into master next weekend.

[igorvolnyi]

Good. Not critical, so can be waited for.
By the way where to ask questions to make doom-emacs' FAQ bigger?

[hlissner]

At the moment, they come from questions emailed to me or asked in issues here. Feel free to open an issue just to ask questions, but if you have many questions to ask I'd prefer them by email!

[themad]

Just FYI, even on current develop (62dc472dfe0175a5d7e936f188f7b205b11b693b) ob-redis fails to install. The other packages mentioned above work fine.

[hlissner]

@themad You are correct. It seems ob-redis has been merged into org upstream and removed from MELPA. I will remove it in develop soon.

[rudedogg]

I would like to use doom-emacs and org-mode, so I tried using develop but Emacs won't load correctly. I also commented out the posframe package, still no luck.

Here's what I get from emacs --debug-init:

Loading /Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/config/private/config.el (source)...done
Configuring package solaire-mode...done (0.000s)
Configuring package persp-mode...done (0.000s)
file-readable-p: Recursive load: "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.3/share/emacs/25.3/lisp/emacs-lisp/warnings.elc"

I'm using the d12frosted/emacs-plus version of emacs on macOS 10.13.3

> emacs --version
GNU Emacs 25.3.1

If this should go into a separate issue let me know and I'll enter it.

[hlissner]

@rudedogg Do you have your private module somewhere I can see it? Perhaps on github?

And does running make resolve your issue?

Lastly, could you try running make info and copying that output here?

[rudedogg]

Thanks @hlissner for the quick reply.

I'm just getting going, so I don't have a private module setup.

Here's exactly what I'm running:

(recursive rm of ~/.emacs.d/)
git clone -b develop https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d
cd ~/.emacs.d
cp init.example.el init.el
(edit init.el to comment out `posframe`)
make install
(start emacs)

make install finishes without any errors. But, when I load Emacs it's plain like it can't load the config.

Running make says no unused packages, and no packages to install. I still get the Recursive load message and a plain emacs window though.

---

make info output:

> make info
Symbol’s value as variable is void: doom-emacs-dir
make: *** [info] Error 255

[wdavew]

@rudedogg I had the same error and make info output as you when using emacs 25.3.1 on OSX. I just upgraded to version 26 and it works fine now. If you just want to get it working, that might solve your issue.

I am using this on arch linux as well, and it works fine there with version 25.3.1

[hlissner]

@rudedogg @wdavew Four days ago, I pushed c760b33212ed5ee531b45f90a386cde96fce7394, which fixes a bug where enabling a non-existent module would cause a recursive load error. Please let me know if this addresses your issue.

[rudedogg]

@wdavew Thanks for the tips. I tried the version 26.0.91-1, and nightly build on https://emacsformacosx.com/builds but still had issues :(.

I dual boot Antergos, so I installed doom-emacs there and had no issues at all.

@hlissner No luck unfortunately. I'm at d07495e62, and getting the following:

...
Configuring package solaire-mode...done (0.000s)
Configuring package persp-mode...done (0.000s)
file-readable-p: Recursive load: "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.3/share/emacs/25.3/lisp/emacs-lisp/warnings.elc"
user-error: Minibuffer window is not active
file-readable-p: Recursive load: "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.3/share/emacs/25.3/lisp/lpr.elc"
user-error: Minibuffer window is not active
file-readable-p: Recursive load: "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el", "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el"Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
evil-line-move: End of bufferError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
evil-line-move: End of bufferError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
evil-line-move: Beginning of bufferError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
evil-line-move: Beginning of bufferError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc") [2 times]
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc")
evil-line-move: Beginning of bufferError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc") [2 times]
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc") [9 times]
evil-backward-char: Beginning of lineError during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc") [12 times]
Error during redisplay: (eval (doom-modeline-format--main)) signaled (error "Recursive load" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el" "/Users/rudedogg/.emacs.d/.local/packages/elpa/all-the-icons-20180125.757/all-the-icons.elc") [104 times]
...

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DOOM Doctor
Emacs v25.3.1
Doom v2.0.9
Commit d07495e62690355702edf7bdf14a8866c95a0d5f
shell: /usr/local/bin/fish
Compiled with: JPEG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB
  TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS NS MODULES
uname -a: Darwin Austins-iMac.local 17.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.4.0: Sun Dec
  17 09:19:54 PST 2017; root:xnu-4570.41.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

----

test-emacs
test-windows
test-fonts
test-gnutls
test-tls
Validated https://elpa.gnu.org
Validated https://melpa.org
Successfully rejected https://self-signed.badssl.com
Successfully rejected https://wrong.host.badssl.com/
test-tar
Warning: BSD tar detected
  QUELPA (through package-build) uses the system tar to build plugins, but it
  expects GNU tar. BSD tar *could* cause errors during package installation or
  updating from non-ELPA sources.  MacOS users can install gnu-tar via homebrew:
  brew install gnu-tar

----
Attempt to load DOOM: failed (Cannot open load file No such file or
  directory evil-collection-package-menu)
test-modules
  test-module -> :feature eval
  > Syntax error: (error package.el is not yet initialized!)

...

[hlissner]

@rudedogg Did you run make after updating? This looks like a cache issue. Otherwise, could you try manually deleting ~/.emacs.d/.local/packages.el?

[rudedogg]

Still no luck :(. Getting the same errors in emacs and make info output.

Edit:
@hlissner @wdavew Installing Emacs 26 from brew (https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/37245/13617) works!

For some reason https://emacsformacosx.com/ (both 25, 26, and nightly builds), and d12frosted/emacs-plus wouldn't work with develop for me.

Anyway, I'm happy! Thank you both for the help and time.

[orther]

I was having issues like this and couldn't figure out why. I ended up removing .local folder altogether (which will remove cache you may not want to lose) and everything installed when I ran make.