bug#10000: 24.0.91; Gnus gnus-get-function error

bug#10000: 24.0.91; Gnus gnus-get-function error

[nyc4bos]

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I was experimenting with my Gnus startup and moved it out of the way.

When I then started up Gnus forgetting to put it back.

I get the error:

gnus-get-function: Trying to require a method that doesn't exist.

Gnus stays in Fundamental mode.

Among the messages in the *Message* buffer are:

Checking new news...
Reading active file from archive via nnfolder...
Opening nnfolder server on archive...done
nnfolder: Reading incoming mail (no new mail)...done
Reading active file from archive via nnfolder...done
Reading active file from archive+nnfolder+archive:posts via nnfolder...
Opening nnfolder server on archive+nnfolder+archive:posts...done
Reading active file from archive+nnfolder+archive:posts via nnfolder...done
Reading active file via nndraft...done
xding
gnus-get-function: Trying to require a method that doesn't exist


This is my fault, so if you choose not to have Gnus continue to
Group mode and/or do something else, you can just close my bug
report.

Thanks.

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In GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-11-07 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --no-opt --cflags -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include" -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-2.10.1/include" --ldflags -L"D:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-2.10.1/lib"'

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
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp949
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

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

Recent input:
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug
-report>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.

Load-path shadows:
None found.

Features:
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bug#10000: 24.0.91; Gnus gnus-get-function error

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

nyc4bos@aol.com writes:

> I was experimenting with my Gnus startup and moved it out of the way.
>
> When I then started up Gnus forgetting to put it back.
>
> I get the error:
>
> gnus-get-function: Trying to require a method that doesn't exist.

I think that's to be expected.  If your .gnus file isn't there, then
Gnus won't be able to resolve the methods in your .newsrc.eld file, so I
don't think this is a bug.

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