bug#13217: 24.3.50; emacs-version output not showing up

[nyc4bos@aol.com]

Hi,

I'm having a problem with seeing the output of `emacs-version' that
I need help with tracking down.

With the pretest version of Gnu Emacs:

In GNU Emacs 24.2.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2012-12-15 on MS-W7-DANI
Bzr revision: 111040 cyd@gnu.org-20121215141602-c4qmr11gc39rrpng
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601

I can see the value of `M-x emacs-version' both in the echo-area and
in the *Messages* buffer.

This is both with my full setup and with `runemacs.exe -Q'

However with the latest trunk version (bzr 111253) I can only see
the `emacs-version' value with `runemacs.exe -Q'

With my identical full setup I don't see the `emacs-version' in the
echo-area nor in the *Messages* buffer with trunk version.

The pretest command is:

     C:\emacs-24.2.91\bin\runemacs.exe

The trunk command is:

     C:\emacs-24.3.50\bin\runemacs.exe


Both commands are run from the CMD.EXE prompt with NO changes to my
environment, i.e. identical user configuration files.

How can I debug this?

Thanks.


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2012-12-16 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 111253 eggert@cs.ucla.edu-20121216225328-derrzyty31427ibl
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -IC:/Devel/emacs/build/include --ldflags -LC:/Devel/emacs/build/lib'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
ESC x e m a c s - v e r s i o n <return> C-x b <return> 
ESC x e m a c s - v e r SPC <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2012-12-16 on ODIEONE [2 times]

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