2011/4/27 John V <johnv02...@gmail.com>: > Hi, I would like to have syntax highlighting for Clojure code in > Emacs. I am using Emacs on Windows (23.2.1). I found this page: > > http://dev.clojure.org/display/doc/Getting+Started+with+Emacs > > ... but it was clearly much more involved than I was looking for. > Nevertheless, I downloaded package.el, loaded it, set the location for > "marmalade", and gave it a shot, but as expected, it didn't work. It > said, "Failed to download 'gnu' archive."
I happened to have access to a computer running Windows 7 with exactly that Emacs version, so I thought I'd try to investigate the error. However, I could not reproduce it. For me, package.el was able to access the GNU repo. Maybe this was a network issue? One thing you could try (if you still are interested in using package.el, that is) is to leave out the GNU repo, since it's not used in the tutorial. The Marmalade repo, which supersedes the original ELPA repo, should contain everything you need to follow the tutorial. In the instructions you linked, replace this: (add-to-list 'package-archives '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")) with this: (setq package-archives '(("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/"))) I could add "editing-only" instructions to the Getting Started page this evening. Do you have any comments regarding what they should contain? // raek -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en