Re: Emacs 23.3 released

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> because files.el has not been compiled:
>  Lisp nesting exceeds `max-lisp-eval-depth'

That's easier to fix: check lisp/Makefile.in where I pass higher values
of max-lisp-eval-depth.  Hmm... I guess I should have expected it, the
w32 doesn't use Makefile.in.

Try the 100% guaranteed untested patch below, which should more or less
mimick what we use on POSIX platforms.


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/makefile.w32-in'
--- lisp/makefile.w32-in	2011-02-14 00:23:11 +0000
+++ lisp/makefile.w32-in	2011-03-12 01:37:28 +0000
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@
 	$(lisp)/cedet/semantic/loaddefs.el $(lisp)/cedet/ede/loaddefs.el \
 	$(lisp)/cedet/srecode/loaddefs.el
 
+# Value of max-lisp-eval-depth when compiling initially.
+# During bootstrapping the byte-compiler is run interpreted when compiling
+# itself, and uses more stack than usual.
+#
+BIG_STACK_DEPTH = 1200
+BIG_STACK_OPTS = --eval "(setq max-lisp-eval-depth $(BIG_STACK_DEPTH))"
+
+BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS = $(BIG_STACK_OPTS) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS)
+
 # Files to compile before others during a bootstrap.  This is done to
 # speed up the bootstrap process.  The CC files are compiled first
 # because CC mode tweaks the compilation process, and requiring
@@ -75,6 +84,9 @@
 COMPILE_FIRST = \
 	$(lisp)/emacs-lisp/byte-opt.el \
 	$(lisp)/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el \
+	$(lisp)/emacs-lisp/pcase.elc \
+	$(lisp)/emacs-lisp/macroexp.elc \
+	$(lisp)/emacs-lisp/cconv.elc \
 	$(lisp)/subr.el \
 	$(lisp)/progmodes/cc-mode.el \
 	$(lisp)/progmodes/cc-vars.el
@@ -287,7 +299,7 @@
 .SUFFIXES: .elc .el
 
 .el.elc:
-	-$(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $<
+	-$(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $<
 
 # Compile all Lisp files, but don't recompile those that are up to
 # date.  Some files don't actually get compiled because they set the
@@ -307,22 +319,22 @@
 compile-CMD:
 #	-for %%f in ($(lisp) $(WINS)) do for %%g in (%%f\*.elc) do @attrib -r %%g
 	for %%f in ($(COMPILE_FIRST)) do \
-	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done %%f
+	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done %%f
 	for %%f in (. $(WINS)) do for %%g in (%%f/*.el) do \
-	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done %%f/%%g
+	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done %%f/%%g
 
 compile-SH:
 #	for elc in $(lisp)/*.elc $(lisp)/*/*.elc; do attrib -r $$elc; done
 	for el in $(COMPILE_FIRST); do \
 	  echo Compiling $$el; \
-	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done $$el; \
+	  $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done $$el; \
 	done
 	for dir in $(lisp) $(WINS); do \
 	  for el in $$dir/*.el; do \
 	    if test -f $$el; \
 	    then \
 	      echo Compiling $$el; \
-	      $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done $$el; \
+	      $(emacs) -l loaddefs $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile-if-not-done $$el; \
 	    fi \
 	  done; \
 	done
@@ -335,31 +347,31 @@
 
 compile-always-CMD:
 #	-for %%f in ($(lisp) $(WINS)) do for %%g in (%%f\*.elc) do @attrib -r %%g
-	for %%f in ($(COMPILE_FIRST)) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f
-	for %%f in (. $(WINS)) do for %%g in (%%f/*.el) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f/%%g
+	for %%f in ($(COMPILE_FIRST)) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f
+	for %%f in (. $(WINS)) do for %%g in (%%f/*.el) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f/%%g
 
 compile-always-SH:
 #	for elc in $(lisp)/*.elc $(lisp)/*/*.elc; do attrib -r $$elc; done
 	for el in $(COMPILE_FIRST); do \
 	  echo Compiling $$el; \
-	  $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
+	  $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
 	done
 	for dir in $(lisp) $(WINS); do \
 	  for el in $$dir/*.el; do \
 	    echo Compiling $$el; \
-	    $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
+	    $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
 	  done; \
 	done
 
 compile-calc: compile-calc-$(SHELLTYPE)
 
 compile-calc-CMD:
-	for %%f in ($(lisp)/calc/*.el) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f
+	for %%f in ($(lisp)/calc/*.el) do $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile %%f
 
 compile-calc-SH:
 	for el in $(lisp)/calc/*.el; do \
 	  echo Compiling $$el; \
-	  $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_EXTRA_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
+	  $(emacs) $(BYTE_COMPILE_FLAGS) -f batch-byte-compile $$el || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 # Backup compiled Lisp files in elc.tar.gz.  If that file already