Re: idlwave won't byte compile

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Jeff Berry wrote:
 > I'm trying to install idlwave-5.3 for a user at my site, and it
 > won't byte compile.  I'm running AIX4.3 and emacs-21.3, and when
 > I try to make idlwave, I get this:
 > ===================
 > emacs-21.3 -batch -no-init-file -l lpath.el -f batch-byte-compile idlwave.el idlw-help.el idlw-shell.el idlw-rinfo.el idlw-toolbar.el idlw-complete-structtag.el idlw-roprompt.el
 > While compiling toplevel forms in file /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlwave.el:
 >   !! error (("Required feature idlw-help was not provided"))
 > Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-help.elc
 > While compiling toplevel forms in file /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-shell.el:
 >   !! error (("Required feature idlw-help was not provided"))
 > Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-rinfo.elc
 > Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-toolbar.elc
 > Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-complete-structtag.elc
 > Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-roprompt.elc
 > Done
 > gmake: *** [lisp] Error 1
 > ===================
 >
 > The file idlw-help.el is in the local directory and the file lpath.el
 > looks like this:
 > =============
 > ;; IDLWAVE helper file for batch compiles -- Make sure we get the right files.
 > (setq load-path (cons "." load-path)
 >       byte-compile-warnings nil)
 > ===============
 >
 > Am I, not being a lisp programmer or much of emacs user, missing something
 > obvious here?

No, idlwave's author did: idlwave.el and idlw-shell.el must have
(require 'idlw-help), but idlw-help.el does not have (provide 'idlw-help);
so add it at the end of the file.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers