On Tuesday 08 October 2002 07:23 pm, Steven T. Hatton wrote: EST, 8 October: (1) (packages/warning) Error in Autoload /home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/auto-autoloads: Already loaded Backtrace follows: signal(error ("Already loaded")) # bind (args datum) cerror("Already loaded") apply(cerror "Already loaded" nil) # bind (args datum) error("Already loaded") byte-code("..." [featurep xemacs-HEAD-autoloads error "Already loaded"] 2) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load-internal("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/auto-autoloads" t t nil binary) # bind (path handler filename nosuffix nomessage noerror file) load("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/auto-autoloads" t t) #<compiled-function nil "...(6)" [file-name load t] 4>() # (unwind-protect ...) call-with-condition-handler(#<compiled-function (__call_trapping_errors_arg__) "...(20)" [file-name __call_trapping_errors_arg__ errstr error-message-string lwarn packages warning "Error in %s: %s\n\nBacktrace follows:\n\n%s" format "Autoload %s" backtrace-in-condition-handler-eliminating-handler] 8> #<compiled-function nil "...(6)" [file-name load t] 4>) # (condition-case ... . ((error))) # bind (file-name dir) #<compiled-function (dir) "...(11)" [file-name dir base expand-file-name nil (call-with-condition-handler #<compiled-function (__call_trapping_errors_arg__) "...(20)" [file-name __call_trapping_errors_arg__ errstr error-message-string lwarn packages warning "Error in %s: %s\n\nBacktrace follows:\n\n%s" format "Autoload %s" backtrace-in-condition-handler-eliminating-handler] 8> #<compiled-function nil "...(6)" [file-name load t] 4>) ((error))] 3>("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/") mapcar(#<compiled-function (dir) "...(11)" [file-name dir base expand-file-name nil (call-with-condition-handler #<compiled-function (__call_trapping_errors_arg__) "...(20)" [file-name __call_trapping_errors_arg__ errstr error-message-string lwarn packages warning "Error in %s: %s\n\nBacktrace follows:\n\n%s" format "Autoload %s" backtrace-in-condition-handler-eliminating-handler] 8> #<compiled-function nil "...(6)" [file-name load t] 4>) ((error))] 3> ("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs/site-modules/" "/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/")) # bind (base package-load-path) packages-load-package-lisps(("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs/site-modules/" "/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/") "auto-autoloads") # bind (package-load-path) packages-load-package-auto-autoloads(("/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs/site-modules/" "/home/hattons/opt/lib/xemacs-21.5-b9/i686-pc-linux/modules/")) startup-load-autoloads() normal-top-level() # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) uname -a: Linux ljosalfr 2.4.18-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Wed Mar 27 13:58:12 UTC 2002 i686 unknown configure '--with-clash-detection' '--with-mule' '--with-xfs' '--pdump' '--with-pop' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-widgets=athena' '--prefix=/home/hattons/opt' '--site-libraries=/usr/X11/lib/Xaw3d' XEmacs 21.5-b9 "brussels sprouts" (+CVS-20021009) configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /download/org/xemacs/xemacs-HEAD Installation prefix: /home/hattons/opt Additional libraries: /usr/X11/lib/Xaw3d Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow 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/X11/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/Xaw - Athena library to link: Xaw Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid 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. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Compiling in support for ESD (Enlightened Sound Daemon). 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. - Using XFontSet to provide bilingual menubar. Mail: Compiling in support for POP mail retrieval. Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: Thanks. When I removed modules/auto-autoloads.el* it stopped complaining. However without lisp/auto-autoloads.el* it didn't start at all. /torkel