> `quit-char' is defined in console.elc. If console.elc is
> zero-length then something is wrong; do you have a console.el? Your
> dump-paths.elc appears to have suffered the same fate.
[...]
Thanks for the clues, but I still remain as in the dark as ever.
console.el exists and is 1618 bytes long. console.elc is indeed zero
length. Console.el is the same length in the downloaded tar file. I had
a quick look and it looks reasonable.
Maybe copying console.el to console.elc will allow the build to
complete.
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John Paul Wallington