Use-package: Failing to load Use-Package

[KyleCotton]

Thank you for taking the time to create such a brilliant package. Having some trouble getting the "use-package" installed from my init.el; I'm a new user and was wondering if you had any suggestions.

When I run the refresh-package-contents it says the packages have been updated, but I still the get the error below.

Thank you. I would really appreciate any assistance.

MY ENTIRE INIT.EL:

(require 'package)
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))
(package-initialize)

(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'use-package))

(eval-when-compile
  (require 'use-package))

ENTIRE ERROR MESSAGE:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "No such file or directory" "use-package")
  require(use-package)
  (progn (require (quote use-package)))
  eval((progn (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  #[128 "\301\302\303B\"D\207" [lexical-binding quote eval progn] 5 1787313]((require (quote use-package)))
  macroexpand((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  macroexp-macroexpand((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  macroexp--expand-all((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  macroexpand-all((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  eval-sexp-add-defvars((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  elisp--eval-last-sexp(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  funcall-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)
  command-execute(eval-last-sexp)

[nickmccurdy]

Does this happen before use-package is installed, after it's installed, or both? What happens if you move (package-refresh-contents) after (package-initialize)?

[KyleCotton]

Thanks for the suggestions, this is the error I'm getting now, after making the amendments, it appears to have made no difference. Is there anything else it could be? Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "No such file or directory" "use-package")
  require(use-package)
  (progn (require (quote use-package)))
  eval((progn (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  #[128 "\301\302\303B\"D\207" [lexical-binding quote eval progn] 5 1787313]((require (quote use-package)))
  macroexpand((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  macroexp-macroexpand((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))) nil)
  macroexp--expand-all((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  macroexpand-all((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  eval-sexp-add-defvars((eval-when-compile (require (quote use-package))))
  elisp--eval-last-sexp(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  funcall-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)
  command-execute(eval-last-sexp)

[nickmccurdy]

What version of Emacs?

[KyleCotton]

Hi, I'm using GNU Emacs 25.3.1

I've still been unable to rectify the issue.

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wrote:

What version of Emacs?

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[nickmccurdy]

That's odd, so am I. I'll try it later on my Emacs installation when I have
a chance.

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Hi, I'm using GNU Emacs 25.3.1

I've still been unable to rectify the issue.

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Thank you. Not sure what it could be. No one seems to have experienced this
issue.

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That's odd, so am I. I'll try it later on my Emacs installation when I have
a chance.

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Hi, I'm using GNU Emacs 25.3.1

I've still been unable to rectify the issue.

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[KyleCotton]

Morning,
I understand your are incredibly busy; just wondering if you have had chance to look into the “use-package” issue?

Thank you.

On 17 Dec 2017, at 5:51 pm, Kyle Cotton [e-mail] wrote:

Thank you. Not sure what it could be. No one seems to have experienced this issue.

On Sun, 17 Dec 2017 at 5:50 pm, Nick McCurdy <[email protected] [e-mail]> wrote:
That's odd, so am I. I'll try it later on my Emacs installation when I have
a chance.

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 12:11 PM Kyle Cotton <[email protected] [e-mail]>
wrote:

Hi, I'm using GNU Emacs 25.3.1

I've still been unable to rectify the issue.

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[jwiegley]

@KyleCotton Does this happen when you're byte-compiling? If so, you'll need to wrap your add-to-list calls with eval-and-compile.

[jtkDvlp]

Same here with a complete new installation:

(eval-when-compile
  (require 'use-package))

(use-package swiper)

[jtkDvlp]

Strange, with your version @KyleCotton it works for me.

Sorry for first comment, of course I have to initialize package:

(require 'package)
(package-initialize)

(eval-when-compile
  (require 'use-package))

(use-package swiper
  :ensure t)

[danielcompton]

I had this issue too. I deleted use-package and on the next restart it came back up:

(require 'package)
(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)

;; https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/2989
(setq package-archives
      '(("elpa"     . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")
        ("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/")
        ("melpa"        . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
      package-archive-priorities
      '(("melpa-stable" . 10)
        ("elpa"     . 5)
        ("melpa"        . 0)))

(package-initialize)

;; Bootstrap `use-package`
(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'use-package))
(require 'use-package)

[KyleCotton]

I have resolved the issue I was having. Is anyone still having problems with this before I close the issue?

[capn-freako]

@KyleCotton , can you say _how_ you resolved it, please?
(I'm having the same issue.)

Thanks,
-db

[KyleCotton]

If I call correctly, I deleted the elpa directory and let use-package re-pull everything. I assume there was a conflicting version of a package that was causing me the issues. Hope this help you - best of luck.

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On 27/01/2019, 00:29, "David Banas" [e-mail] wrote:

@KyleCotton <https://github.com/KyleCotton> , can you say
how you resolved it, please?
(I'm having the same issue.)
Thanks,
-db
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[IntelligentFunction]

This won't load for me either on Linux mint 19.1, emacs26.3. Nothing on Google except here, has this been solved yet?

[Crandel]

On one of my laptops I have the same issue, compilation works fine, no errors. Arch linux, emacs 26.3. Exactly the same setup on other laptops and they works fine