Hello Steven! Running M-x package-get-update-all under emacs-version "21.0 \"Somali\" XEmacs Lucid (beta42)" with this value of packages-package-list ((xemacs-devel :version 1.12 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.2 :type regular) (w3 :version 1.06 :type regular) (vm :version 1.07 :type regular) (viper :version 1.07 :type regular) (view-process :version 1.03 :type regular) (vhdl :version 1.03 :type regular) (vc-cc :version 1.03 :type regular) (vc :version 1.08 :type regular) (tpu :version 1.04 :type regular) (tooltalk :version 1.04 :type regular) (tm :version 1.07 :type regular) (time :version 1.04 :type regular) (textools :version 1.05 :type regular) (text-modes :version 1.07 :type single-file) (texinfo :version 1.07 :type regular) (supercite :version 1.06 :type regular) (strokes :version 1.01 :type regular) (speedbar :version 1.05 :type regular) (slider :version 1.05 :type regular) (skk :version 1.06 :type regular) (sh-script :version 1.05 :type regular) (sgml :version 1.01 :type regular) (scheme :version 1.03 :type regular) (rmail :version 1.02 :type regular) (reftex :version 1.04 :type regular) (psgml :version 1.07 :type regular) (prog-modes :version 1.05 :type single-file) (ph :version 1.02 :type regular) (pcl-cvs :version 1.09 :type regular) (pc :version 1.1 :type single-file) (os-utils :version 1.07 :type single-file) (net-utils :version 1.05 :type single-file) (mule-base :version 1.17 :type regular) (misc-games :version 1.06 :type single-file) (mine :version 1.05 :type regular) (mh-e :version 1.04 :type regular) (mailcrypt :version 1.03 :type regular) (mail-lib :version 1.14 :type regular) (leim :version 1.07 :type regular) (jde :version 1.0 :type regular) (ispell :version 1.08 :type regular) (ilisp :version 1.03 :type regular) (igrep :version 1.01 :type regular) (hm--html-menus :version 1.05 :type regular) (gnus :version 1.15 :type regular) (gnats :version 1.03 :type regular) (games :version 1.03 :type regular) (fsf-compat :version 1.0 :type single-file) (frame-icon :version 1.02 :type regular) (forms :version 1.05 :type regular) (footnote :version 1.02 :type regular) (eudc :version 1.06 :type regular) (eterm :version 1.04 :type regular) (emerge :version 1.02 :type regular) (egg-its :version 1.04 :type regular) (efs :version 1.08 :type regular) (edt :version 1.04 :type regular) (edit-utils :version 1.22 :type single-file) (ediff :version 1.08 :type regular) (edict :version 1.01 :type regular) (edebug :version 1.04 :type regular) (dired :version 1.01 :type regular) (debug :version 1.02 :type regular) (crisp :version 1.03 :type regular) (cookie :version 1.07 :type regular) (cc-mode :version 1.1 :type regular) (calendar :version 1.03 :type regular) (calc :version 1.04 :type regular) (c-support :version 1.07 :type single-file) (auctex :version 1.08 :type regular) (apel :version 1.04 :type regular) (ada :version 1.03 :type regular) (Sun :version 1.05 :type regular)) leads this *Backtrace*, pointing to the ph package. It's not in your latest package-et-base.el. Has this package been obsoleted? Signaling: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) string-to-number(nil) (if (floatp version) version (string-to-number version))) (equal (plist-get (package-get-info-find-package packages-package-list package) (quote :version)) (if (floatp version) version (string-to-number version))) ) package-get-installedp(ph nil) (if (package-get-installedp package version) nil (package-get package version)) ) (unless (package-get-installedp package version) (package-get package version)) ) (let* ((the-package ...) (this-package ...) (this-requires ...)) (setq version (package-get-info-prop this-package ...)) (unless (package-get-installedp package version) (package-get package version)) (setq fetched-packages (append ... ... fetched-packages)) (while this-requires (if ... ...) (setq this-requires ...)) fetched-packages) ) package-get-all(ph nil) (lambda (pkg) (package-get-all (car pkg) nil))((ph :version 1.02 :type regular)) mapcar((lambda (pkg) (package-get-all (car pkg) nil)) ((xemacs-devel :version 1.12 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.2 :type regular) (w3 :version 1.06 :type regular) (vm :version 1.07 :type regular) (viper :version 1.07 :type regular) (view-process :version 1.03 :type regular) (vhdl :version 1.03 :type regular) (vc-cc :version 1.03 :type regular) (vc :version 1.08 :type regular) (tpu :version 1.04 :type regular) (tooltalk :version 1.04 :type regular) (tm :version 1.07 :type regular) (time :version 1.04 :type regular) (textools :version 1.05 :type regular) (text-modes :version 1.07 :type single-file) (texinfo :version 1.07 :type regular) (supercite :version 1.06 :type regular) (strokes :version 1.01 :type regular) (speedbar :version 1.05 :type regular) (slider :version 1.05 :type regular) (skk :version 1.06 :type regular) (sh-script :version 1.05 :type regular) (sgml :version 1.01 :type regular) (scheme :version 1.03 :type regular) (rmail :version 1.02 :type regular) (reftex :version 1.04 :type regular) (psgml :version 1.07 :type regular) (prog-modes :version 1.05 :type single-file) (ph :version 1.02 :type regular) (pcl-cvs :version 1.09 :type regular) (pc :version 1.1 :type single-file) (os-utils :version 1.07 :type single-file) (net-utils :version 1.05 :type single-file) (mule-base :version 1.17 :type regular) (misc-games :version 1.06 :type single-file) (mine :version 1.05 :type regular) (mh-e :version 1.04 :type regular) (mailcrypt :version 1.03 :type regular) (mail-lib :version 1.14 :type regular) (leim :version 1.07 :type regular) (jde :version 1.0 :type regular) (ispell :version 1.08 :type regular) (ilisp :version 1.03 :type regular) (igrep :version 1.01 :type regular) (hm--html-menus :version 1.05 :type regular) (gnus :version 1.15 :type regular) (gnats :version 1.03 :type regular) (games :version 1.03 :type regular) (fsf-compat :version 1.0 :type single-file) (frame-icon :version 1.02 :type regular) ...)) (lambda nil "Fetch and install the latest versions of all currently installed packages." (interactive) (load "package-get-base.el") (mapcar (lambda ... ...) packages-package-list))() call-interactively(package-get-update-all) command-execute(package-get-update-all t) execute-extended-command(nil) call-interactively(execute-extended-command) -- Adrian Aichner Applications Engineer Teradyne GmbH Semiconductor Test Group Telephone +49/89/41861(0)-208 Dingolfinger Straße 2 Fax +49/89/41861-217 D-81673 MÜNCHEN E-mail aichner(a)ecf.teradyne.com