bug#27329: Emacs 25.2.1 M-x list-packages crashes on https://melpa (SSL problem ?)

[Alan Third]

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 10:27:10AM +0200, Pierre Albarède wrote:
> with
> GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21
> Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911)) of 2017-04-21
> downloaded from from https://emacsformacosx.com/about
> 
> launch Emacs, for example, in shell :
> 
> % /Applications/Emacs-25.2.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs -Q
> 
> In Emacs, evaluate this :
> 
> (require 'package)
> 
> (add-to-list 'package-archives
>            '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/";))
> 
> 
> M-x list-packages
> 
> Emacs crashes.

I can’t replicate this using

    GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin16.5.0, NS appkit-1504.82
    Version 10.12.4 (Build 16E195)) of 2017-04-29

built myself.

This looks like it’s probably relevant

    https://github.com/caldwell/build-emacs/issues/60

but has no clear resolution.

-- 
Alan Third