[Bug: 21.5-b28] resize-minibuffer-mode can lose Ediff control panel

[Michael Kifer]

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:07:34 +0900
"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote:

> Michael Kifer writes:
> 
>  > I just downloaded xemacs 21.5.28 to check your report, but
>  > something is broken there. Does not let me list&install packages
>  > and complains Symbol's value as variable is void:
>  > allow-remote-paths
> 
> I don't think it's finding the EFS package, which provides that
> variable (and essential services to list-packages).  Is EFS installed?
> Where?  What does xemacs --debug-paths say about where it looks for
> packages?

It does not print any information. EFS is indeed not loaded.

Loading package-ui...
Loading package-ui...done
Got 114 package-get database entries
Updated package database
Symbol's value as variable is void: allow-remote-paths

In fact, I don't see any packages at all in the default distribution, and
even README.packages, which should exist according to INSTALL, is missing.