Re: error entering dired

[Martin Fischer <nospam@nospam.net>]

  >>>>> Michael Powe writes:
  > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:48:47 -0500
  > 
  > Hello,
  > 
  > After opening emacs and trying to enter dired mode, I get this message
  > and dired buffer will not open:
  > 
  > font-lock-eval-keywords: Lisp nesting exceeds `max-lisp-eval-depth'
  > 
  > other functionality, such as gnus and using JDE to create/edit java
  > source, seems to be working fine.
  > 
  > This was all working on my old slackware system, I just changed to
  > ubuntu 7.10 today, and copied over my .emacs &c to the new system.  The
  > old system was emacs 21 and the new one is emacs 22.
  > 
  > Any thoughts on what could have changed between the two versions that
  > would cause this behavior?
  > 
  > Thanks.
  > 
  > mp
  > 
  > -- 
  > cat: /home/powem/.signature: No such file or directory
  > 

Hi,

my thoughts:

  - what is in your .emacs ?

  - what is in your *Message* buffer when you start emacs ?

  - what happens if you start emacs with the option --debug-init ?

Martin
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