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Please describe as succinctly as possible:
- What happened.
- What you thought should have happened.
- Precisely what you were doing at the time.
Please also include any C or lisp back-traces that you may have.
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Dear Bug Team!
This is a followup on previous reports and a correspondence with
Stephen. I tried to use M-x eps-report-bug, but that failed with
a "string-p" error, and produced an empty draft so I am using the
generic bug-form.
As suggested by Stephen, under RedHat 8.0 (to which,
unfortunately, I upgraded last week) ftp requires an additional argument:
(efs-ftp-program-args (quote ("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v"
"-u")))
However, even with this, nslookup bogs down with the error:
efs is unable to determine a fully qualified domain name
for the local host to send as an anonymous ftp password.
The function `system-name' is not returning a fully qualified
domain name. An attempt to obtain a fully qualified domain name
with `efs-nslookup-program' (currently set to "nslookup") has
elicited no response from that program. Consider setting
`efs-generate-anonymous-password' to an email address for anonymous
ftp passwords.
For more information see the documentation (use C-h v) for the
variables `efs-nslookup-program' and `efs-nslookup-threshold'.
After setting this variable, the next error is
"Cannot get home directory on ftp.xemacs.org"
What's the next step?
BTW -- this happens both in 21.5.10 and 21.4.12.
So short of changing the ftp program of Linux what should I try?
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System Info to help track down your bug:
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uname -a: Linux weyl 2.4.20 #1 Fri Nov 29 15:25:46 PST 2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
configure '--cflags=-pipe' '--ldflags=-s' '--pdump'
'--with-gtk=no' '--with-gnome=no' '--with-widgets=motif'
'--debug=no' '--error-checking=none'
XEmacs 21.5-b10 "burdock" configured for `i686-pc-linux'.
Compilation / Installation:
Source code location: /src/xemacs-21.5.10
Installation prefix: /usr/local
Operating system description file: `s/linux.h'
Machine description file: `m/intel386.h'
Compiler: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes
-Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wpacked -Wshadow -Wmissing-declarations -pipe
Relocating allocator for buffers: no
GNU version of malloc: yes
- Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library.
Window System:
Compiling in support for the X window system:
- X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include
- X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib
- Handling WM_COMMAND properly.
Using Lucid menubars.
Using Lucid scrollbars.
Using Motif dialog boxes.
Using Motif native widgets.
TTY:
Compiling in support for ncurses.
Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse).
Images:
Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin).
Compiling in support for XPM images.
Compiling in support for PNG images.
Compiling in support for JPEG images.
Compiling in support for TIFF images.
Sound:
Compiling in support for sound (native).
Compiling in support for ESD (Enlightened Sound Daemon).
Databases:
Compiling in support for Berkeley database.
Compiling in support for LDAP.
Internationalization:
Mail:
Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method.
Other Features:
Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup.
Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules.
Using the new portable dumper.
Load-Path Lisp Shadows:
----------------------
(/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ps-print/ps-print
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ps-print-nomule/ps-print)
Installed XEmacs Packages:
-------------------------
((zenirc:version 1.13 :type regular)
(xslt-process :version 1.11 :type regular)
(xslide :version 1.03 :type regular)
(xemacs-devel :version 1.48 :type single-file)
(xemacs-base :version 1.71 :type regular)
(w3 :version 1.26 :type regular)
(vm :version 7.07 :type regular)
(viper :version 1.35 :type regular)
(view-process :version 1.12 :type regular)
(vhdl :version 1.15 :type regular)
(vc-cc :version 1.21 :type regular)
(vc :version 1.33 :type regular)
(tramp :version 1.1 :type regular)
(tpu :version 1.12 :type regular)
(tooltalk :version 1.13 :type regular)
(tm :version 1.34 :type regular)
(time :version 1.12 :type regular)
(textools :version 1.13 :type regular)
(text-modes :version 1.55 :type single-file)
(texinfo :version 1.21 :type regular)
(supercite :version 1.19 :type regular)
(strokes :version 1.08 :type regular)
(speedbar :version 1.24 :type regular)
(sounds-wav :version 1.1 :type regular)
(sounds-au :version 1.1 :type regular)
(slider :version 1.13 :type regular)
(sieve :version 1.1 :type regular)
(sh-script :version 1.16 :type regular)
(sgml :version 1.08 :type regular)
(semantic :version 1.14 :type regular)
(scheme :version 1.12 :type regular)
(sasl :version 1.12 :type regular)
(rmail :version 1.13 :type regular)
(reftex :version 1.28 :type regular)
(python-modes :version 1.01 :type single-file)
(psgml :version 1.35 :type regular)
(ps-print-nomule :version 1.05 :type regular)
(ps-print :version 1.08 :type regular)
(prog-modes
:version
1
.67
:type
single-file)
(pcomplete :version 1.02 :type regular)
(pcl-cvs :version 1.64 :type regular)
(pc :version 1.25 :type single-file)
(os-utils :version 1.29 :type single-file)
(ocaml :version 0.03 :type regular)
(net-utils :version 1.28 :type single-file)
(mmm-mode :version 1.0 :type regular)
(misc-games :version 1.15 :type single-file)
(mine :version 1.14 :type regular)
(mh-e :version 1.16 :type regular)
(mew :version 1.17 :type regular)
(mailcrypt :version 2.12 :type regular)
(mail-lib :version 1.54 :type regular)
(jde :version 1.38 :type regular)
(ispell :version 1.24 :type regular)
(ilisp :version 1.28 :type regular)
(igrep :version 1.1 :type regular)
(idlwave :version 1.27 :type regular)
(ibuffer :version 1.08 :type regular)
(hm--html-menus :version 1.18 :type regular)
(gnus :version 1.64 :type regular)
(gnats :version 1.15 :type regular)
(games :version 1.13 :type regular)
(fsf-compat :version 1.11 :type single-file)
(frame-icon :version 1.09 :type regular)
(forms :version 1.14 :type regular)
(footnote :version 1.15 :type regular)
(eudc :version 1.36 :type regular)
(eterm :version 1.13 :type regular)
(eshell :version 1.03 :type regular)
(emerge :version 1.09 :type regular)
(elib :version 1.1 :type single-file)
(eieio :version 1.03 :type regular)
(efs :version 1.29 :type regular)
(edt :version 1.12 :type regular)
(edit-utils :version 1.95 :type single-file)
(ediff :version 1.44 :type regular)
(edebug :version 1.14 :type regular)
(dired :version 1.12 :type regular)
(dictionary :version 1.11 :type regular)
(debug :version 1.16 :type regular)
(crisp :version 1.12 :type regular)
(cookie :version 1.14 :type regular)
(clearcase :version 1.04 :type regular)
(cc-mode :version 1.31 :type regular)
(calendar :version 1.19 :type regular)
(calc :version 1.23 :type regular)
(c-support :version 1.16 :type single-file)
(build :version 1.07 :type regular)
(bbdb :version 1.21 :type regular)
(auctex :version 1.32 :type regular)
(apel :version 1.25 :type regular))
Features:
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(tmh-comp tm-edit signature tm-ew-e mail-utils mailcrypt xemacsbug
shadow reporter efs-report efs-x19.15 efs-fnh efs-ovwrt efs-netrc
efs-defun comint ring efs efs-dump efs-cu package-ui package-get
package-admin config font disp-table func-menu avoid filladapt
jka-compr recent-files cus-edit cus-load wid-edit mwheel gnuserv
time tex-site header mh-comp tm-mh-e tm-bbdb bbdb-com mail-abbrevs
sendmail rfc822 tm-partial tm-image images mule-sysdp tm-pgp
tm-play tm-view tm-text tm-parse tm-ew-d tm-def mel std11 mh-utils
mh-e mime-setup tm-setup tl-misc tl-str tl-atype atype tl-seq
tl-list alist cless file-detect path-util emu invisible inv-xemacs
mcharset mcs-ltn1 pcustom poem poem-ltn1 pces pces-xfc pces-20
broken poe-xemacs timer overlay poe pym static apel-ver product
resume bbdb timezone bookmark pp saveplace blink-cursor paren
blink-paren font-lock cus-face zenirc-autoloads
xslt-process-autoloads xslide-autoloads xemacs-devel-autoloads
xemacs-base-autoloads w3-autoloads vm-autoloads viper-autoloads
view-process-autoloads vhdl-autoloads vc-cc-autoloads vc-autoloads
tramp-autoloads tpu-autoloads tooltalk-autoloads tm-autoloads
time-autoloads textools-autoloads text-modes-autoloads
texinfo-autoloads supercite-autoloads strokes-autoloads
speedbar-autoloads sounds-wav-autoloads sounds-au-autoloads
slider-autoloads sieve-autoloads sh-script-autoloads
sgml-autoloads semantic-autoloads scheme-autoloads sasl-autoloads
rmail-autoloads reftex-autoloads python-modes-autoloads
psgml-autoloads ps-print-nomule-autoloads ps-print-autoloads
prog-modes-autoloads pcomplete-autoloads pcl-cvs-autoloads
pc-autoloads os-utils-autoloads ocaml-autoloads
net-utils-autoloads mmm-mode-autoloads misc-games-autoloads
mine-autoloads mh-e-autoloads mew-autoloads mailcrypt-autoloads
mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads ispell-autoloads ilisp-autoloads
igrep-autoloads idlwave-autoloads ibuffer-autoloads
hm--html-menus-autoloads gnus-autoloads gnats-autoloads
games-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads frame-icon-autoloads
forms-autoloads footnote-autoloads eudc-autoloads eterm-autoloads
eshell-autoloads emerge-autoloads elib-autoloads eieio-autoloads
efs-autoloads edt-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads ediff-autoloads
edebug-autoloads dired-autoloads dictionary-autoloads
debug-autoloads crisp-autoloads cookie-autoloads
clearcase-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads
calc-autoloads c-support-autoloads build-autoloads bbdb-autoloads
auctex-autoloads apel-autoloads xemacs-21.5.10-autoloads
src-autoloads loadhist rsz-minibuf auto-show fontl-hooks
x-iso8859-1 code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar
mode-motion mouse behavior itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu
iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete cus-file derived env
text-props frame obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl
cl cl-19 packages backquote very-early-lisp unicode
lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars motif-dialogs x
c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar esd-sound native-sound
scrollbar unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses
modules menu-accelerator-support menubar berkeley-db md5 xemacs
gutter tiff png gif jpeg xpm xbm lisp-float-type file-coding linux
dialog devices window-system base64)
Recent keystrokes:
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misc-user misc-user M-x e f - r e p o TAB BS BS BS
BS BS s - r e p TAB b TAB RET y C-c C-q C-c C-k RET
C-x k RET y e s RET button1 button1up C-x C-f . x e
m TAB / c u s t o TAB e l RET BS C-x C-s y M-x e v
a l - c u r r e n t - b u f f e r RET button1 button1up
M-w misc-user
Recent messages (most recent first):
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Type C-c C-x C-z to exit MIME mode, and type C-c C-x ? to get help.
Loading mailcrypt...done
Loading mailcrypt...
Composing a message...done
Wrote /home/hardy/Mail/drafts/4
Composing a message...
Loading xemacsbug...done
Loading xemacsbug...
Paren mode is blink-paren
Wrote /home/hardy/.xemacs/custom.el
Delete excess backup versions of /home/hardy/.xemacs/custom.el? (y or n) Yes
Delete excess backup versions of /home/hardy/.xemacs/custom.el? (y or n)
C-c C-k not defined.
C-c C-q not defined.
Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil
Wrote /home/hardy/Mail/drafts/3
Composing a message...
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Do you want to submit a bug report on efs? (y or n) Yes
--
Hardy
(Meinhard E. Mayer)
Professor Emeritus of Physics and Mathematics