Re: What the heck does this backtrace mean?
"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen(a)xemacs.org> writes:
(when (emacs-version >= 21 5)
(setq debug-on-error t)
(defun newfunction () (message "that's not my job mon!"))
Is the defun subject to the when, or not? How is the poor compiler
supposed to guess?
To diagnose, go to the beginning of the file, and type
M-: (while t (set-mark) (forward-sexp 1)) RET
When the error occurs you can then use C-x C-x to find the beginning
of the unterminated sexp.
I'd prefer
M-x check-parens RET
It is less complicated and does not pollute the mark stack.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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