Function: package--archive-contents-from-url

package--archive-contents-from-url is a byte-compiled function defined in package-x.el.gz.

Signature

(package--archive-contents-from-url ARCHIVE-URL)

Documentation

Parse archive-contents file at ARCHIVE-URL.

Return the file contents, as a string, or nil if unsuccessful.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/obsolete/package-x.el.gz
(defun package--archive-contents-from-url (archive-url)
  "Parse archive-contents file at ARCHIVE-URL.
Return the file contents, as a string, or nil if unsuccessful."
  (when archive-url
    (with-temp-buffer
      (ignore-errors
	(url-insert-file-contents (concat archive-url "archive-contents"))
	(package-read-from-string
	 (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max)))))))