Function: package--download-and-read-archives

package--download-and-read-archives is a byte-compiled function defined in package.el.gz.

Signature

(package--download-and-read-archives &optional ASYNC)

Documentation

Download descriptions of all package-archives and read them.

Populate package-archive-contents with the result.

If optional argument ASYNC is non-nil, perform the downloads asynchronously.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el.gz
(defun package--download-and-read-archives (&optional async)
  "Download descriptions of all `package-archives' and read them.
Populate `package-archive-contents' with the result.

If optional argument ASYNC is non-nil, perform the downloads
asynchronously."
  ;; The downloaded archive contents will be read as part of
  ;; `package--update-downloads-in-progress'.
  (dolist (archive package-archives)
    (cl-pushnew archive package--downloads-in-progress
                :test #'equal))
  (dolist (archive package-archives)
    (condition-case-unless-debug nil
        (package--download-one-archive archive "archive-contents" async)
      (error (message "Failed to download `%s' archive."
               (car archive))))))