Since you wanted me to peel the onion :-) After I fixed the typo, here's what I found: 1. >>Error occurred processing ediff-diff.el: Cannot open load file: vc-hooks So I added vc to the REQUIRES line.

2. >>Error occurred processing ediff-diff.el: Cannot open load file: tramp I added tramp 3. >>Error occurred processing ediff-diff.el: Cannot open load file: format-spec I added gnus Regards, Vin On Nov 2, 2007 11:30 AM, Michael Kifer <kifer(a)cs.sunysb.edu&gt; wrote: > > Thanks. Sorry for the typo. > I committed the change. > Why did you add gnus and tramp to REQUIRES? > > > --michael > > > > With the latest round of changes to ediff, I can no longer build the packages: > > > > >>Error occurred processing ediff-diff.el: Symbol's value as variable > > is void: vc-workfile-version > > > > Done > > make[2]: *** [ediff-diff.elc] Error 1 > > > > Indeed, vc-workfile is a function. The patch below allows things to compile. > > > > diff -u {scmroot/xemacs-packages,$BLDROOT/xemacs-packages-$(today)}/xemacs-packages/ediff/$f > > done > > --- scmroot/xemacs-packages/xemacs-packages/ediff/ediff-vers.el > > 2007-11-02 10:12:31.000000000 -0400 > > +++ /usr/local/build/xemacs-packages-2007-11-02/xemacs-packages/ediff/ediff-vers.el > > 2007-11-02 10:57:47.000000000 -0400 > > ＠＠ -60,7 +60,7 ＠＠ > > (defalias 'ediff-vc-working-revision > > (if (fboundp 'vc-working-revision) > > 'vc-working-revision > > - vc-workfile-version)) > > + 'vc-workfile-version)) > > > > ;; VC.el support > > > > --- scmroot/xemacs-packages/xemacs-packages/ediff/Makefile > > 2007-08-30 20:06:05.000000000 -0400 > > +++ /usr/local/build/xemacs-packages-2007-11-02/xemacs-packages/ediff/Makefile > > 2007-11-02 10:59:07.000000000 -0400 > > ＠＠ -22,7 +22,7 ＠＠ > > MAINTAINER = Michael Kifer <kifer(a)cs.sunysb.edu&gt; > > PACKAGE = ediff > > PKG_TYPE = regular > > -REQUIRES = pcl-cvs elib dired xemacs-base edebug prog-modes > > +REQUIRES = pcl-cvs elib dired xemacs-base edebug prog-modes gnus tramp vc > > CATEGORY = standard > > > > ELCS = ediff-diff.elc ediff-help.elc ediff-hook.elc ediff-init.elc \ > > > > > > Regards, > > Vin > > > > > > -- The Journey by Mary Oliver http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=6771&poem=30506