Zirak

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;; https://github.com/Zirak/mirror-elpa
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;; mirrors melpa into a ~packages~ subdirectory
;; you can run a web-server in said subdirectory and use it as a package archive

(defun read-archive (url)
  (with-temp-file (expand-file-name "archive-contents" "packages")
    (url-insert-file-contents (concat url "archive-contents"))