bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

[Vinicius Jose Latorre]

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and the precise symptoms of the bug:



I've just downloaded Emacs CVS, bootstrap and installed.

When I type C-h v make-backup-files RET, I got the message:

describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"




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please include the output from the following gdb commands:
    `bt full' and `xbacktrace'.
If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file
/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DEBUG for instructions.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20)
 of 2008-05-26 on debian-hfit
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.70101000
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/home/download/emacs''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  display-time-mode: t
  msb-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-h k C-g C-h v m a k e - b a <tab> <return> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-2> C-x 2 <help-echo> M-x r e p o r t <tab>
<return>

Recent messages:
Timid completion mode is enabled.
Loading ispell...done
Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
describe-function-1: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"Error during 
redisplay: (quit)
Making completion list...
describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"

bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

[Glenn Morris]

Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:

> describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
> "/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"

And when you checked that file, what did you see? Did it exist? Was it
readable? Was it corrupt?

> Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound

Your build seems broken.

bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

[Vinicius Jose Latorre]

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:
>
>   
>> describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
>> "/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"
>>     
>
> And when you checked that file, what did you see? Did it exist? Was it
> readable? Was it corrupt?
>   

This file does not exist.


>> Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound
>>     
>
> Your build seems broken.
>   

How could it be broken?

I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.

Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?

bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

[Glenn Morris]

Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:

> I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.
>
> Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?

It looks like something funny happened, so if I were you, I would just
do a fresh build and see if that is better, paying close attention to
the build output.

bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

[Vinicius Jose Latorre]

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:
>
>   
>> I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.
>>
>> Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?
>>     
>
> It looks like something funny happened, so if I were you, I would just
> do a fresh build and see if that is better, paying close attention to
> the build output.
>   

Well, indeed, I've just deleted all my Emacs directory and started again.

Now, I can get a variable help.

But another problem (default font) happened, I'll submit another bug report.


Thanks