From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jari.aalto@poboxes.com (Jari Aalto+mail.linux) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: 21.3: emacs -q -l cause-error.el file.txt does not load file Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:54:05 +0300 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87zn47rj7m.fsf@cante.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1094190883 7335 80.91.224.253 (3 Sep 2004 05:54:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 05:54:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 03 07:54:34 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1C371u-00045p-00 for ; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:54:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C376u-00040U-Fx for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:59:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C376s-0003zo-Vm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:59:43 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C376s-0003zV-5O for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:59:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C376s-0003zS-0g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:59:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [193.229.0.32] (helo=fep30-app.kolumbus.fi) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C371W-0002bg-BE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 01:54:10 -0400 Original-Received: from cante.net ([81.197.3.110]) by fep30-app.kolumbus.fi with ESMTP id <20040903055408.EQGV23396.fep30-app.kolumbus.fi@cante.net> for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:54:08 +0300 Original-Received: from jaalto by cante.net with local (Exim 4.34) id 1C371R-00080x-Us for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:54:08 +0300 Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: jari.aalto@poboxes.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1 (built Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:06:07 +0200) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on cante.net) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:8918 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:8918 In GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2004-08-03 on raven, modified by Debian Test case: $ cd ~/tmp $ echo error > cause-error.el $ echo edit > file.txt $ emacs --no-site-file -nw -q -l cause-error.el file.txt Symbol's value as variable is void: error Emacs terminates after option "-l" and the file.txt is not loaded for editing. I think Emacs should process all non-option command line arguments and display files for editing in spite of "-l" load errors in lisp packages. Being able to edit files is the key feature. Jari