[Bug: 21.4.12] Can't use TAB key in CPERL mode

[Adrian Aichner]

Edward WIJAYA <ewijaya at singnet.com.sg> writes:

> ================================================================
> Dear Bug Team!
>
> I have problem in using CPERL mode,
> in particular I can't use TAB key in that mode.
Well, Edward, we have to ask a few questions here:

- What happened.
- What you thought should have happened.
- Precisely what you were doing at the time.

"I can't use TAB key" provides little information.

I presume the key is there and you can press it.

Now what?
Does nothing happen?
Do you get any error messages (Take a look with C-h l (view-lossage))?
Does XEmac hang?

We just need to know what kind of problems you are actually seeing,
unless somebody here is already familiar with your problem!

You could try upgrading to perl-modes package 1.06 (from your
installed version 1.05.

Ah, you are using a mandrake installation?

You may want to upgrade your XEmacs to the latest official version of
21.4.15 from your 21.4.12 installation, if that's an option for you.

See
http://www.au.xemacs.org/Releases/index.html#Stable

> Please kindly advice.
>
> Regards
> Edward WIJAYA
>
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>
> System Info to help track down your bug:
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>
> uname -a: Linux ke.mandrakesoft.com 2.4.18-21mdksmp #1 SMP Thu Jul 4 15:18:52 CEST 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
>
> ../../configure  'i386-mandrake-linux' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--package-path=//usr/share/xemacs/' '--datadir=//usr/share' '--mandir=//usr/share/man/man0' '--infodir=//usr/share/info' '--libdir=//usr/lib' '--bindir=//usr/bin' '--infopath=//usr/share/info' '--with-gpm=no' '--with-sound=none' '--with-pop' '--mail-locking=flock' '--with-clash-detection' '--with-scrollbars=lucid' '--with-menubars=lucid' '--with-xpm' '--with-xface' '--with-png' '--with-jpeg' '--with-tiff' '--dynamic=yes' '--with-ncurses' '--without-ldap' '--without-postgresql' '--with-gpm=no' '--with-clash-detection' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=none' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--with-x11' '--with-tty=yes' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-athena=3d' '--with-file-coding'

This is how your XEmacs was built.

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> Load-Path Lisp Shadows:
> ----------------------
> (//usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/build/build-report
> //usr/share/xemacs-21.4.12/lisp/build-report

This shadow above stems from the build package and nothing for you to
worry about.

> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/auctex/tex-site
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/tex-site
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/tramp/tramp
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/tramp
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/tramp/tramp-vc
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/tramp-vc
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/inf-caml
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/inf-caml
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/camldebug
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/camldebug
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/caml
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/caml
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/caml-help
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/caml-help
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/caml-font
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/caml-font
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ocaml/caml-compat
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/caml-compat
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/tramp/tramp-util
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/tramp-util
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ruby-modes/ruby-mode
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/ruby-mode
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/text-modes/po-mode
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/po-mode
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/text-modes/po-compat
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/po-compat
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/python-modes/python-mode
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/python-mode
> //usr/share/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/prog-modes/rpm-spec-mode
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/rpm-spec-mode)

You have a misconfigured lisp package installation, having installed
them in two locations.

These mainstream packages should only be in
.../xemacs-packages/lisp/

Where do the packages in
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/
come from?

Did you install them manually?

>
>
> Installed XEmacs Packages:
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> (perl-modes ver: 1.05 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)

You could try upgrading to perl-modes package 1.06 (from your
installed version:

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> Recent messages (most recent first):
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>
> Loading xemacsbug...done
> Info file xemacs does not exist
> Loading xemacsbug...
> Loading info...done
> Loading info...
> FTP Error: USER request failed: 501 Syntax error.
> Logging in as user anonymous...
> Opening FTP connection to ftp.de.xemacs.org...
> FTP Error: USER request failed: 501 Syntax error.
> Logging in as user anonymous...
> Opening FTP connection to ftp.de.xemacs.org...
> FTP Error: USER request failed: 500 AUTH not understood
> Logging in as user anonymous...
> FTP Error: USER request failed: 500 AUTH not understood
> Opening FTP connection to ftp.xemacs.org...
> Logging in as user anonymous...
> Opening FTP connection to ftp.jp.xemacs.org...
> Loading efs...done
> Loading efs...
> Loading efs-dump...done

Hmmh, no obvious errors here.

Good Luck,

Adrian

-- 
Adrian Aichner
 mailto:adrian at xemacs.org
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