Insert (gv-define-simple-setter aref aset) in a buffer and try to edebug-eval it (C-u C-M-x). It gives an error which I don't understand, because the second argument `aset' should match symbolp... I also tried this on the build from master and the error is the same. Debugger entered--Lisp error: (invalid-read-syntax "Expected" (&or symbolp lambda-expr)) signal(invalid-read-syntax ("Expected" (&or symbolp lambda-expr))) edebug-syntax-error("Expected" (&or symbolp lambda-expr)) apply(edebug-syntax-error ("Expected" (&or symbolp lambda-expr))) edebug-no-match(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) "Expected" (&or symbolp lambda-expr)) edebug-match-list(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) (&or symbolp lambda-expr)) edebug-match-one-spec(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) (&or symbolp lambda-expr)) edebug-match-specs(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) ((&or symbolp lambda-expr) &optional sexp) edebug-match-specs) edebug-match-specs(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) (sexp (&or symbolp lambda-expr) &optional sexp) edebug-match-specs) edebug-match-sublist(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181) (sexp (&or symbolp lambda-expr) &optional sexp)) #f(compiled-function (head cursor) #)(gv-define-simple-setter ((aset) (176 . 180) . 181)) edebug-list-form(((aset) (176 . 180) . 181)) edebug-form((((gv-define-simple-setter aref aset)) (146 (147 . 170) (171 . 175) (176 . 180) . 181))) edebug-make-form-wrapper((((gv-define-simple-setter aref aset)) (146 (147 . 170) (171 . 175) (176 . 180) . 181)) 146 181 nil) edebug-read-and-maybe-wrap-form1() edebug-read-and-maybe-wrap-form() edebug--read(read #) apply(edebug--read read #) -- Best regards, Matúš Goljer