installing line-numbers minor mode

installing line-numbers minor mode

[Glen Rubin]

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I am new to emacs and trying to install line-numbers-mode.  This is emacs 22 that I am calling under X

The directions to install it were as follows:

;; 1. byte-compile the elisp file
;; 2. add this line to your .emacs file:  (require 'line-numbers-mode)
;; 3. use the minor-mode-menu on modeline or M-x line-numbers-mode to toggle\


byte-compile went fine I put the resulting elc file in my .emacs.d directory

I then added the following lines to my .emacs file:

(setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d" load-path))
(require 'line-numbers-mode)

Now when i start up emacs an error comes up, but it's too quick for me to read...something about variable and void.

when I try to use the line-numbers-mode nothing changes.  Any help appreciated.  
 


      

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Re: installing line-numbers minor mode

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Glen Rubin <rubinglen@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Now when i start up emacs an error comes up, but it's too quick for me
> to read...something about variable and void.

You can look up all previous messages in the *Messages* buffer.


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher

Re: installing line-numbers minor mode

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 06.03.2009 um 01:47 schrieb Glen Rubin:

> Now when i start up emacs an error comes up, but it's too quick for  
> me to read...something about variable and void.


Launch GNU Emacs à la: emacs --debug-init [...]

You'll get a *Backtrace* buffer. You might need to M-x toggle- 
truncate-lines RET to read the complete lines.

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