================================================================ Dear Bug Team! I define several Eshell alias functions (elisp functions with names of the form 'eshell/foo' which are invoked on the eshell command line as 'foo') in my .emacs file. This worked fine in Emacs, but not in XEmacs, and I've tracked down the problem to the definition of the function `eshell-find-alias-function' in esh-cmd.el. Overridding it with the definition of this function from CVS Emacs' esh-cmd.el solved the problem for me. Here is that definition for your convenience: (defun eshell-find-alias-function (name) "Check whether a function called `eshell/NAME' exists." (let* ((sym (intern-soft (concat "eshell/" name))) (file (symbol-file sym))) ;; If the function exists, but is defined in an eshell module ;; that's not currently enabled, don't report it as found (if (and file (string-match "\\(em\\|esh\\)-\\(.*\\)\\(\\.el\\)?\\'" file)) (let ((module-sym (intern (file-name-sans-extension (file-name-nondirectory (concat "eshell-" (match-string 2 file))))))) (if (and (functionp sym) (or (null module-sym) (eshell-using-module module-sym) (memq module-sym (eshell-subgroups 'eshell)))) sym)) ;; Otherwise, if it's bound, return it. (if (functionp sym) sym)))) ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: FreeBSD niamh.cfhp.org 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #1: Mon Nov 8 12:49:38 PST 2004 root＠niamh.cfhp.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NIAMH i386 ./configure '--with-clash-detection' '--with-sound=native,nonas,noesd' '--site-includes=/usr/local/include' '--site-libraries=/usr/local/lib' '--with-ldap=no' '--with-site-lisp' '--with-database=berkdb' '--x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib' '--x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include' '--prefix=/usr/local' 'i386--freebsd' XEmacs 21.4.16 "Corporate Culture" configured for `i386--freebsd'. 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custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote very-early-lisp postgresqlv7 postgresql lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars motif-dialogs x c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar native-sound scrollbar unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses modules menu-accelerator-support menubar berkeley-db md5 xemacs gutter tiff png gif jpeg xface xpm xbm lisp-float-type berkeley-unix dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: ----------------- M-x r e p o TAB r TAB x e TAB RET Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Loading goto-addr...done Loading goto-addr... Loading bbdb-com...done Loading bbdb-com... Loading efs-cu...done Fontifying *mail to XEmacs Beta*... Loading efs-cu... Loading mail-extr...done Loading mail-extr... Loading gnus-msg...done Loading gnus-xmas...done Loading gnus-xmas... Loading gnus-msg... Loading xemacsbug...done Loading xemacsbug... Making completion list... Loading eldoc...done Fontifying *scratch*... done. Loading timer...done Loading timer... -- Edward O'Connor ted(a)oconnor.cx Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem.