From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Fren Zeee Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Non hex digit used for Unicode escape Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:00:36 -0800 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022152d672988c13a0494ce1a70 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1289512851 10205 80.91.229.12 (11 Nov 2010 22:00:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:00:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 11 23:00:48 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PGfCI-0001pG-L3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:00:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34710 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PGfCI-0004os-6q for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:46 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49862 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PGfCB-0004mf-5x for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:40 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PGfCA-0007Ke-3O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-iw0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:62869) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PGfC9-0007KZ-VH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:38 -0500 Original-Received: by iwn9 with SMTP id 9so2890944iwn.0 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:00:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:cc:content-type; bh=vDXn7C6bmU8HEiDv9/TUlXeKv5S9AZC+1xrc0NBasgo=; b=sftY0ETvuFstORw/bd1O037YB4+rC2zHSp6mU9oSsPOWyzqL10Ugsjeqaoqmzi8jiT rPqGJb/Hd11keM8+kcKJLY5BzckHsEb2WSwBbxwG6WtOz6vUWDFH5yZ2kp5MufCNnVjA W/RNgl9CrtV/4EJp/TbP2qwimvLcia1IP6ML8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:cc:content-type; b=OKPKa2YWQJf+2Zwszy9PQqw308HJfXWxG7MCTf7a+7BEVx8zDTzNfSwELIPNl24SoC lRwlaQkhd3bb1nCI048IZXpNuphDdhYhuHChLTqTT+GUUkTX2pl3YYw79BazAc2riWdR 06fDLFHQpyGIYrhK5izDiJppP5nA2WDqZCix8= Original-Received: by 10.231.11.3 with SMTP id r3mr1282344ibr.53.1289512836185; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:00:36 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.231.13.197 with HTTP; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:00:36 -0800 (PST) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:132556 Archived-At: --0022152d672988c13a0494ce1a70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am not sure if my first message got to the mailing list and I am trying again. Apology in advance for duplication. Subject: Non hex digit used for Unicode escape Warning (initialization): An error occurred while loading `/home/frenzee/.emacs': error: Non-hex digit used for Unicode escape To ensure normal operation, you should investigate and remove the cause of the error in your initialization file. Start Emacs with the `--debug-init' option to view a complete error backtrace. I just upgraded my emacs to the latest version on unix and this is the error. I ran the --debug-init and went to each file point position and the main thing appears to be some double \\ How to automatically fix all my .emacs files and their entries ? I think there are some commands like The following post discusses the problem but gives no example of a good solution on what is the replacement : Hi! > It's the line (setq default-directory "C:\Users\Charles") thats > causing the problem. (cd "C:\Users\Charles") raised the same error > too. You have to escape backslashes in strings like this: (cd "C:\\Users\\Charles") See (info "(emacs) Init Syntax") for some more hints. Regards, Anselm -- Anselm Helbig mailto:anselm.helbig+news2...@googlemail.com --0022152d672988c13a0494ce1a70 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am not sure if my first message got to the mailing list and I am try= ing again. Apology in advance for duplication.
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Subject: Non hex digit used for Unicode escape

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Warning (initialization): An error occurred while loading `/home/= frenzee/.emacs':
error: Non-hex digit used for Unicode escape
To = ensure normal operation, you should investigate and remove the
cause of = the error in your initialization file.=A0 Start Emacs with
the `--debug-init' option to view a complete error backtrace.
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I just upgraded my emacs to the latest version on unix and this is = the error.
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I ran the --debug-init and went to each file point pos= ition and the main thing appears to be some double \\
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How to automatically fix all my .emacs files and their entries ? I t= hink there are some commands like
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The following post discusses th= e problem but gives no example of a good solution on what is the replacemen= t :
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Hi!

> It's the line (setq default-directory "C:\Users\Charles&qu= ot;) thats
> causing the problem. (cd "C:\Users\Charles") = raised the same error
> too.


You have to escape backslashes in strings like this:

=A0 (cd "C:\\Users\\Charles")

See (info "(emacs) Init Syntax") for some more hints.

Regards,

Anselm


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