Sorry for the long delay, I've been "offline" for a couple of months. |--==> "s" == steele <steele(a)cs.brandeis.edu&gt; writes: s> Dear Bug Team! s> Choosing Tools>Packages>Update Package Index results in a minibuffer s> display of: "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" How have you gotten on with this? I usually: Tools -> Packages -> Add Download Site -> pick site Tools -> Packages -> List and Install The 'List and Install' updates the package index file. -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 9E7E2820>---| | XEmacs - It's not just an editor. | | It's a way of life. | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|