Dear Bug Team! I've also sent a bug report to the BBDB boys and girls. I have no idea what is going on here. Every time I try to do anything with BBDB, I get the error in the subject. I have tried 'xemacs -vanilla', but I get the same result. This only started happening this morning, but it is happening with the version of BBDB currently in 'Pre-Release' _and_ the previous version. It is happening with current CVS XEmacs _and_ pre Ben's sign compare patch. It's got me beat. Here's a back trace that I was able to collect: # bind (standard-output stack-trace-on-signal debug-on-signal stack-trace-on-error debug-on-error) symbol-name((quote face)) # bind (p notefun notes thisnote phone addrs phones aka bbdb-elided-display name comp brief record) [ Sensitive Data Removed ] # bind (buffer-read-only prs standard-output b temp-buffer-setup-hook temp-buffer-show-hook first append records) bbdb-display-records-1(( [ Sensitive Data Removed ] # (unwind-protect ...) byte-code("..." [bbdb-gag-messages bbdb-buffer-name buffer ((bbdb-display-records-1 records)) window-buffer Electric-pop-up-window message "<<< Press Space to bury the Insidious Big Brother Database list >>>" Done (byte-code "ÀÁˆªz" [Blow-off-the-error ...] 2) bury-buffer] 4) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (bbdb-inside-electric-display buffer bbdb-electric-completed-normally bbdb-electric-execute-me records) electric-bbdb-display-records(( [ Sensitive Data Removed ] # bind (bbdb-window records) bbdb-display-records(( [ Sensitive Data Removed ] # bind (bbdb-elided-display notes elidep string) bbdb("" nil) # bind (command-debug-status) call-interactively(bbdb) command-execute(bbdb t) # bind (_execute_command_keys_ _execute_command_name_ prefix-arg) execute-extended-command(nil) # bind (command-debug-status) call-interactively(execute-extended-command) # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) (For Adrian's benefit): I have no load-path shadows. :-) ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux slackware 2.4.8 #1 Sun Aug 12 06:28:34 EST 2001 i686 unknown ./configure '--extra-verbose' '--dynamic=yes' '--with-gtk=no' '--with-gnome=no' '--with-athena=next' '--with-menubars=lucid' '--with-scrollbars=athena' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-png=yes' '--with-sound=native,noesd' '--with-modules' '--with-site-lisp=yes' '--with-site-modules=yes' '--pdump' '--with-mule' '--error-checking=none' '--use-union-type' '--with-clash-detection' XEmacs 21.5-b2 "artichoke" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/local/src/xemacs Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Wsign-compare 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. Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/neXtaw - Athena library to link: neXtaw Using Lucid menubars. Using Athena scrollbars. Using Athena dialog boxes. Using Athena 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. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for GNU DBM. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the union type for Lisp_Objects. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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edict-autoloads -autoloads gnus-autoloads eicq-autoloads src-autoloads loadhist auto-show fontl-hooks x-iso8859-1 slovenian czech romanian ccl mule-help code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar mode-motion mouse itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete cus-file derived frame text-props obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote very-early-lisp file-coding mule athena-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars athena-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 dbm md5 xemacs xim gutter tiff png gif jpeg xface xpm xbm lisp-float-type linux dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: ----------------- misc-user M-x up RET RET f1 l down down down down down down down C-SPC C-e M-w q C-y misc-user Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Loading xemacsbug...done Loading xemacsbug... Loading view-less...done Loading view-less... Wrong type argument: symbolp, (quote face) Formatting... Parsing BBDB... (frobnicating...done) Parsing BBDB... (frobnicating...) Parsing BBDB... (reading...) Parsing BBDB... Loading bbdb-com...done Loading bbdb-com... Loading cus-edit...done Loading customization dependencies...done Loading customization dependencies... Loading cus-edit... XEmacs ready for take-off!! XEmacs ready for take-off!!! Loading modes-steve...done modes set succesfully. -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 9E7E2820>---| | XEmacs - It's not just an editor. | | It's a way of life. | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|