I got my firewall back online (new power supply) and I can do useful work on my home machine again. It may not be your compiler.h patches, Jerry - it's been about 10 days since I've built 21.5 on this platform, but I can no longer build on my linux box with this config: Here's what happens: ./temacs -nd -no-packages -batch -l /opt/src/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/src/../lisp/update-elc.el Loading /opt/src/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/src/../lisp/update-elc.el... Loading find-paths.el... Loading packages.el... Loading setup-paths.el... Loading /opt/src/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/lisp/dumped-lisp.el... Wrote /opt/build/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/src/NEEDTODUMP Loading loadup-el.el... Loading loadup.el... Using load-path (/opt/src/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/lisp/) Using module-load-path (/opt/build/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/modules) Loading dumped-lisp.el... Loading backquote.el... Loading bytecomp-runtime.el... Loading find-paths.el... Loading packages.el... Loading setup-paths.el... Loading subr.el... Loading post-gc.el... Loading replace.el... Loading version.el... Loading cl.el... Loading cl-extra.el... Requiring obsolete.el... Loading cl-seq.el... Loading widget.el... Loading custom.el... Loading cl-macs.el... Requiring cus-face.el... Requiring font.el... Requiring disp-table.el... Loading cus-start.el... Loading cmdloop.el... Loading keymap.el... Loading syntax.el... Loading device.el... Loading console.el... Loading obsolete.el... Loading specifier.el... Loading frame.el... Loading x-faces.el... Loading faces.el... Loading glyphs.el... Loading objects.el... Loading extents.el... Loading events.el... Loading hash-table.el... Loading text-props.el... Loading process.el... Loading multicast.el... Loading map-ynp.el... Loading undo-stack.el... Loading window.el... Loading window-xemacs.el... Loading simple.el... Loading newcomment.el... Loading keydefs.el... Loading abbrev.el... Loading derived.el... Loading minibuf.el... Loading list-mode.el... Loading modeline.el... Loading cus-file.el... Loading startup.el... Loading misc.el... Loading help.el... Requiring help-macro.el... Loading files.el... Loading lib-complete.el... Loading format.el... Loading indent.el... Loading isearch-mode.el... Loading buffer.el... Loading buff-menu.el... Loading paths.el... Loading lisp.el... Loading page.el... Loading register.el... Loading iso8859-1.el... Loading paragraphs.el... Loading easymenu.el... Loading lisp-mode.el... Loading text-mode.el... Loading fill.el... Loading auto-save.el... Loading movemail.el... Loading float-sup.el... Loading itimer.el... Loading itimer-autosave.el... Loading printer.el... Loading behavior.el... Loading behavior-defs.el... Loading diagnose.el... Loading gui.el... Loading mouse.el... Loading mode-motion.el... Loading toolbar.el... Loading scrollbar.el... Loading menubar.el... Loading gutter.el... Loading select.el... Loading menubar-items.el... Loading gutter-items.el... Loading toolbar-items.el... Loading coding.el... Loading code-files.el... Loading code-process.el... Loading code-cmds.el... Loading unicode.el... Loading code-init.el... Loading x-scrollbar.el... Loading x-iso8859-1.el... Loading x-mouse.el... Loading x-select.el... Loading x-misc.el... Loading x-init.el... Loading x-win-sun.el... Loading x-win-xfree86.el... Loading x-win-xfree86.el... Loading x-win-sun.el... Loading tty-init.el... Loading fontl-hooks.el... Loading auto-show.el... Loading resize-minibuffer.el... Loading loadhist.el... Loading loaddefs.el... Loading site-load.el... # bind (stack-trace-on-signal debug-on-signal stack-trace-on-error debug-on-error) # (unwind-protect ...) (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions)) (and (> (length filename) 0) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions))) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions))) (if (featurep (quote modules)) (let ((load-modules-quietly nomessage)) (declare-fboundp (load-module filename))) (signal (quote file-error) (quote ("This XEmacs does not support modules")))) (and (null noerror) (signal (quote file-error) (list "Cannot open load file" filename)))) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (setq path (locate-file filename load-path (and (not nosuffix) (quote (".elc" ".el" "")))))) (load-internal file noerror nomessage nosuffix (let ((elc (equalp ".elc" (substring path -4)))) (or (and (not elc) coding-system-for-read) (let ((codesys (find-coding-system-magic-cookie-in-file path))) (when codesys (setq codesys (intern codesys)) (if (find-coding-system codesys) codesys))) (if elc (quote binary) (or (find-file-coding-system-for-read-from-filename path) buffer-file-coding-system-for-read))))) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions))) (if (featurep (quote modules)) (let ((load-modules-quietly nomessage)) (declare-fboundp (load-module filename))) (signal (quote file-error) (quote ("This XEmacs does not support modules")))) (and (null noerror) (signal (quote file-error) (list "Cannot open load file" filename))))) (if handler (funcall handler (quote load) filename noerror nomessage nosuffix) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (setq path (locate-file filename load-path (and (not nosuffix) (quote (".elc" ".el" "")))))) (load-internal file noerror nomessage nosuffix (let ((elc (equalp ".elc" (substring path -4)))) (or (and (not elc) coding-system-for-read) (let ((codesys (find-coding-system-magic-cookie-in-file path))) (when codesys (setq codesys (intern codesys)) (if (find-coding-system codesys) codesys))) (if elc (quote binary) (or (find-file-coding-system-for-read-from-filename path) buffer-file-coding-system-for-read))))) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions))) (if (featurep (quote modules)) (let ((load-modules-quietly nomessage)) (declare-fboundp (load-module filename))) (signal (quote file-error) (quote ("This XEmacs does not support modules")))) (and (null noerror) (signal (quote file-error) (list "Cannot open load file" filename)))))) # bind (path handler filename) (let* ((filename (substitute-in-file-name file)) (handler (find-file-name-handler filename (quote load))) (path nil)) (if handler (funcall handler (quote load) filename noerror nomessage nosuffix) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (setq path (locate-file filename load-path (and (not nosuffix) (quote (".elc" ".el" "")))))) (load-internal file noerror nomessage nosuffix (let ((elc (equalp ".elc" (substring path -4)))) (or (and (not elc) coding-system-for-read) (let ((codesys (find-coding-system-magic-cookie-in-file path))) (when codesys (setq codesys (intern codesys)) (if (find-coding-system codesys) codesys))) (if elc (quote binary) (or (find-file-coding-system-for-read-from-filename path) buffer-file-coding-system-for-read))))) (if (and (> (length filename) 0) (locate-file filename module-load-path (and (not nosuffix) module-extensions))) (if (featurep (quote modules)) (let ((load-modules-quietly nomessage)) (declare-fboundp (load-module filename))) (signal (quote file-error) (quote ("This XEmacs does not support modules")))) (and (null noerror) (signal (quote file-error) (list "Cannot open load file" filename))))))) # bind (nosuffix nomessage noerror file) load("site-init" t) (if (stringp site-start-file) (load "site-init" t)) (when (stringp site-start-file) (load "site-init" t)) # bind (gc-cons-threshold) (let ((gc-cons-threshold (if (and purify-flag (not (memq (quote quick-build) internal-error-checking))) 30000 3000000))) (let ((stack-trace-on-error nil)) (call-with-condition-handler (quote really-early-error-handler) (function (lambda nil (setq Installation-string (save-current-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create (generate-new-buffer-name " *temp*"))) (fset (quote format-decode) (function (lambda (f l &optional v) l))) (insert-file-contents-internal (expand-file-name "Installation" build-root)) (fmakunbound (quote format-decode)) (prog1 (buffer-substring) (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))) (setq load-path (list source-lisp)) (setq module-load-path (list (expand-file-name "modules" build-root))) (external-debugging-output (format "\nUsing load-path %s" load-path)) (external-debugging-output (format "\nUsing module-load-path %s" module-load-path)) (buffer-disable-undo (get-buffer "*scratch*")) (let ((temp-path (expand-file-name "." (car load-path)))) (setq load-path (nconc (mapcar (function (lambda (i) (concat i "/"))) (directory-files temp-path t "^[^-.]" nil (quote dirs-only))) (cons (file-name-as-directory temp-path) load-path)))) (setq load-warn-when-source-only t) (defun pureload (file) (let ((full-path (locate-file file load-path (if load-ignore-elc-files (quote (".el" "")) (quote (".elc" ".el" "")))))) (if full-path (prog1 (load full-path) (unless (memq (quote quick-build) internal-error-checking) (garbage-collect))) (external-debugging-output (format "\nLoad file %s: not found\n" file)) nil))) (load (expand-file-name "dumped-lisp.el" source-lisp)) (let ((files preloaded-file-list) file) (while (setq file (car files)) (unless (pureload file) (external-debugging-output "Fatal error during load, aborting") (kill-emacs 1)) (setq files (cdr files))) (when (not (featurep (quote toolbar))) (defun toolbar-button-p (obj) "No toolbar support." nil) (defun toolbar-specifier-p (obj) "No toolbar support." nil)) (fmakunbound (quote pureload))) (packages-load-package-dumped-lisps late-package-load-path))))) (setq preloaded-file-list (mapcar (function file-name-sans-extension) preloaded-file-list)) (setq load-warn-when-source-only nil) (setq debugger (quote debug)) (when (member "no-site-file" command-line-args) (setq site-start-file nil)) (when (load "site-load" t) (garbage-collect)) (when purify-flag (message "Finding pointers to doc strings...") (Snarf-documentation "DOC") (message "Finding pointers to doc strings...done") (Verify-documentation)) (when (stringp site-start-file) (load "site-init" t)) (setq current-load-list nil) (garbage-collect) (buffer-enable-undo "*scratch*")) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load("loadup.el") # bind (purify-flag load-ignore-elc-files) (let ((load-ignore-elc-files t) (purify-flag nil)) (load "loadup.el")) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load("loadup-el.el") (cond ((and (not update-elc-files-to-compile) (not need-to-rebuild-autoloads) (not need-to-rebuild-mule-autoloads) (not need-to-recompile-autoloads) (not need-to-recompile-mule-autoloads))) ((not update-elc-files-to-compile) (condition-case nil (write-region-internal "foo" nil (expand-file-name "src/REBUILD_AUTOLOADS" build-root)) (file-error nil))) (t (let ((bc-bootstrap (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (concat (update-elc-chop-extension (locate-library arg)) ".el"))) lisp-files-needed-for-byte-compilation)) (bootstrap-other (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (concat (update-elc-chop-extension (locate-library arg)) ".el"))) lisp-files-needing-early-byte-compilation))) (setq inhibit-autoloads t) (let ((recompile-bc-bootstrap (apply (function nconc) (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (when (member arg update-elc-files-to-compile) (append (quote ("-f" "batch-byte-compile-one xemacs exiting. -file")) (list arg))))) bc-bootstrap))) (recompile-bootstrap-other (apply (function nconc) (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (when (member arg update-elc-files-to-compile) (append (quote ("-f" "batch-byte-compile-one-file")) (list arg))))) bootstrap-other)))) (mapc-internal (function (lambda (arg) (setq update-elc-files-to-compile (delete arg update-elc-files-to-compile)))) (append bc-bootstrap bootstrap-other)) (setq command-line-args (append (quote ("-l" "loadup-el.el" "run-temacs" "-batch" "-no-packages" "-no-autoloads" "-eval" "(setq stack-trace-on-error t)" "-eval" "(setq load-always-display-messages t)")) (when recompile-bc-bootstrap (append (quote ("-eval" "(setq load-ignore-elc-files t)" "-l" "bytecomp")) recompile-bc-bootstrap (quote ("-eval" "(setq load-ignore-elc-files nil)")))) (quote ("-l" "bytecomp")) recompile-bootstrap-other do-autoload-commands (quote ("-eval" "(setq inhibit-autoloads nil)" "-f" "startup-load-autoloads" "-f" "batch-byte-compile")) update-elc-files-to-compile)))) (load "loadup-el.el"))) # bind (do-autoload-commands) (let ((do-autoload-commands (append (if (or need-to-rebuild-autoloads need-to-rebuild-mule-autoloads) (list "-l" "autoload")) (if need-to-rebuild-autoloads (list "-f" "autoload-update-directory-autoloads" "auto" source-lisp)) (if need-to-rebuild-mule-autoloads (list "-f" "autoload-update-directory-autoloads" "mule" source-lisp-mule)) (if need-to-recompile-autoloads (list "-f" "batch-byte-compile-one-file" aa-lisp)) (if need-to-recompile-mule-autoloads (list "-f" "batch-byte-compile-one-file" aa-lisp-mule))))) (condition-case nil (delete-file (expand-file-name "src/REBUILD_AUTOLOADS" build-root)) (file-error nil)) (cond ((and (not update-elc-files-to-compile) (not need-to-rebuild-autoloads) (not need-to-rebuild-mule-autoloads) (not need-to-recompile-autoloads) (not need-to-recompile-mule-autoloads))) ((not update-elc-files-to-compile) (condition-case nil (write-region-internal "foo" nil (expand-file-name "src/REBUILD_AUTOLOADS" build-root)) (file-error nil))) (t (let ((bc-bootstrap (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (concat (update-elc-chop-extension (locate-library arg)) ".el"))) lisp-files-needed-for-byte-compilation)) (bootstrap-other (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (concat (update-elc-chop-extension (locate-library arg)) ".el"))) lisp-files-needing-early-byte-compilation))) (setq inhibit-autoloads t) (let ((recompile-bc-bootstrap (apply (function nconc) (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (when (member arg update-elc-files-to-compile) (append (quote ("-f" "batch-byte-compile-one-file")) (list arg))))) bc-bootstrap))) (recompile-bootstrap-other (apply (function nconc) (mapcar (function (lambda (arg) (when (member arg update-elc-files-to-compile) (append (quote ("-f" "batch-byte-compile-one-file")) (list arg))))) bootstrap-other)))) (mapc-internal (function (lambda (arg) (setq update-elc-files-to-compile (delete arg update-elc-files-to-compile)))) (append bc-bootstrap bootstrap-other)) (setq command-line-args (append (quote ("-l" "loadup-el.el" "run-temacs" "-batch" "-no-packages" "-no-autoloads" "-eval" "(setq stack-trace-on-error t)" "-eval" "(setq load-always-display-messages t)")) (when recompile-bc-bootstrap (append (quote ("-eval" "(setq load-ignore-elc-files t)" "-l" "bytecomp")) recompile-bc-bootstrap (quote ("-eval" "(setq load-ignore-elc-files nil)")))) (quote ("-l" "bytecomp")) recompile-bootstrap-other do-autoload-commands (quote ("-eval" "(setq inhibit-autoloads nil)" "-f" "startup-load-autoloads" "-f" "batch-byte-compile")) update-elc-files-to-compile)))) (load "loadup-el.el")))) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load("/opt/src/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/src/../lisp/update-elc.el") # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) Symbol's value as variable is void: module-extensionsmake[1]: *** [NEEDTODUMP] Error 255 make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/build/xemacs-21.5-2003-10-14/src' make: *** [src] Error 2 Please note that this is using the Intel C Compiler. Next I'll try a build with gcc. Jerry James <james(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: - Vin