possible bug in 21.4.18 windows version and installation
Vin Shelton
acs at xemacs.org
Sat Jan 28 16:39:31 EST 2006
Robert,
(Pardon the top-posting, but since xemacs-beta didn't see your most
recent reply, I thought I'd include it in its entirety below.)
OK. Please remember to include xemacs-beta on *all* your replies.
I'm running out of ideas, but I think it may have something to do with
remnants of your previous installation getting in the way.
By the way, I still don't know /exactly/ what steps you took. If you
want to continue to pursue this, please send xemacs-beta a list of the
steps you took (like the formula I published earlier:
mkdir test
cd test
cp ~/cvsroot/xemacs-21.4/src/win* .
etags *.c *.h
xemacs-21.4 -vanilla
C-x C-f window.c
C-s XSETWINDOW
M-. -> Find tag: (default XSETWINDOW) RET
)
for either or both of your problems. If you're happy with 21.4.13,
you don't have to continue your investigation.
Cheers,
Vin
On 1/27/06, Robert Abad <Robert_Abad at trimble.com> wrote:
> Hi Vin,
>
> Please see below.
>
> Regards,
> Robert
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ethersoft at gmail.com [mailto:ethersoft at gmail.com] On
> > Behalf Of Vin Shelton
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:07 PM
> > To: Robert Abad
> > Cc: xemacs-beta
> > Subject: Re: possible bug in 21.4.18 windows version and installation
> >
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > Please don't drop xemacs-beta, many heads are better than one!
> >
> > On 1/23/06, Robert Abad <Robert_Abad at trimble.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Vin,
> > >
> > > Thanks for responding. Please see below.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ethersoft at gmail.com [mailto:ethersoft at gmail.com] On
> > Behalf Of
> > > > Vin Shelton
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 7:09 PM
> > > > To: Robert Abad
> > > > Cc: xemacs-beta at xemacs.org
> > > > Subject: Re: possible bug in 21.4.18 windows version and
> > > > installation
> > > >
> > > > Dear Robert,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for writing.
> > > >
> > > > On 1/19/06, Robert Abad <Robert_Abad at trimble.com> wrote:
> > > > > I recently installed XEmacs v21.4.18 on Windows XP machine
> > > > using the
> > > > > Inno-Setup exe program. I believe there are several issues
> > > > with this
> > > > > version and its installation:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Whenever I try to use a Tag Table, it always defaults to
> > > > C:\TAGS (I
> > > > > have C:\ set as my startup directory). It doesn't
> > default to the
> > > > > directory in which I used a shell to create a tags file or the
> > > > > directory in which I have the currently opened file. This
> > > > behavior is
> > > > > very different from v21.4.13 (the previously released windows
> > > > > version).
> > > >
> > > > I wouldn't expect this to be any different between the versions,
> > > > actually. Where a particular TAGS table is found depends on the
> > > > setting of the variable tag-table-alist. The info node on
> > > > 'Selecting a Tags Table' tries to explain this.
> > >
> > > Let me elaborate a little more....
> > >
> > > In v21.4.13, I would open a file, say, C:\projects\src\junk.c. I
> > > would then want to search for a tag (M-x tags-search).
> > XEmacs would
> > > then ask me (in the command line):
> > >
> > > Build tag completion table for c:\projects\src\TAGS? (y or n)
> > >
> > > I would hit 'y' for yes and the search would begin. I
> > wouldn't have
> > > to do anything with the variable tag-table-alist (unless it was
> > > automatically done for me).
> > >
> > > v21.4.18 does not do this. I'll open the file just like before. I
> > > invoke a tags search and the command line says (I don't
> > remember the
> > > exact words):
> > >
> > > C:\TAGS does not exist
> > >
> > > The search is then aborted. It won't let me specify a tags table
> > > either via the menu Tools->Tags->Select Tags Table File...
> > (which I
> > > believe is the same as M-x visit-tag-table). My
> > expectation was that
> > > this would've behaved the same way that 21.4.13 behaved.
> > >
> >
> > I don't see the behavior you described. Here's what I did:
> >
> > mkdir test
> > cd test
> > cp ~/cvsroot/xemacs-21.4/src/win* .
> > etags *.c *.h
> > xemacs-21.4 -vanilla
> > C-x C-f window.c
> > C-s XSETWINDOW
> > M-. -> Find tag: (default XSETWINDOW) RET This loads the TAGS
> > file and jumps to the definition of XSETWINDOW in window.h.
> > The TAGS file is small enough not to prompt for a completion table.
> >
> > This is running the latest windows native XEmacs from the
> > 21.4.19-pre5 setup kit (available from
> > ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/windows/testing).
> >
> > Do you see the problematic behavior in a xemacs started with
> > the -vanilla option?
>
> Okay, I've tried the 21.4.19-pre6 version and it still exhibits the
> behavior that I was reporting above in 21.4.18. And yes, it still does
> this with the vanilla option.
>
> >
> > If so, please file a bug report with the new XEmacs (the
> > installation report you filed came from the 21.4.13 version).
>
> Below is an installation report for 21.4.19-pre6
> >
> > What does your etags file look like? Did you generate a
> > fresh one using the etags that came with XEmacs?
> >
>
> I did recreate the etags file and its still doesn't work. I also tried
> to explicitly specify the TAGS table using:
> M-x visit-tags-table
>
> As much as I'd like to use 21.4.18 (or 21.4.19 beta), I'm going to have
> to go back to 21.4.13 because it won't let me do a tags search. I
> depend on that to do my work.
>
> In another email, you gave me some elisp code to put in .xemacs/init.el.
> I created a init.el file and inserted that code. It did not solve my
> path problem.
>
> Regards,
> Robert
>
> ======================INSTALLATION REPORT FOR
> 21.4.19-pre6================================
>
>
> To: XEmacs Beta <xemacs-beta at xemacs.org>
> Subject: [Bug: 21.4.18] blah
> --text follows this line--
> ================================================================
> Dear Bug Team!
>
>
>
> ================================================================
>
> System Info to help track down your bug:
> ---------------------------------------
>
> OS version: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] OS: Windows_NT
> XEmacs 21.4.18 "Social Property" configured for `i586-pc-win32'.
> Building XEmacs in
> "e:\\acs\\software\\XEmacsWindowsKit\\xemacs-21.4-2006-01-26\\nt".
> Using compiler "cl -nologo -W3 -O2 -G5 -MD". Installing XEmacs in
> "c:\\XEmacs-built\\XEmacs-21.4.18". Package path is
> "~\\.xemacs;;c:\\XEmacs-built\\site-packages;c:\\XEmacs-built\\xemacs-pa
> ckages". Compiling in support for Microsoft Windows native GUI.
> Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for GIF
> images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support
> for TIFF images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in
> support for toolbars. Compiling in support for dialogs. Compiling in
> support for widgets. Compiling in support for native sounds.
> Compiling in fast dired implementation. Using portable dumper. Using
> system malloc. Using DLL version of C runtime library
>
> Load-Path Lisp Shadows:
> ----------------------
> nil
>
>
> Installed XEmacs Packages:
> -------------------------
> (xemacs-devel ver: 1.72 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (xemacs-base ver: 2.01 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (time ver: 1.14 upstream: 1.17)
> (text-modes ver: 1.9 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (texinfo ver: 1.3 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (speedbar ver: 1.28 upstream: 0.14beta4)
> (sounds-wav ver: 1.12 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (sh-script ver: 1.21 upstream: 2.0f)
> (semantic ver: 1.19 upstream: 1.4.2)
> (prog-modes ver: 2.06 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (perl-modes ver: 1.08 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (pc ver: 1.28 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (os-utils ver: 1.36 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (net-utils ver: 1.48 upstream: N/A)
> (mail-lib ver: 1.75 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (fsf-compat ver: 1.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (eieio ver: 1.05 upstream: 0.17)
> (efs ver: 1.33 upstream: 1.23)
> (edit-utils ver: 2.32 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (ediff ver: 1.6 upstream: 2.75)
> (edebug ver: 1.21 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (ecb ver: 1.22 upstream: 2.31)
> (dired ver: 1.17 upstream: 7.13)
> (debug ver: 1.17 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
> (cc-mode ver: 1.45 upstream: 5.30.10)
> (c-support ver: 1.22 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
>
>
>
> Features:
> --------
>
> (mail-abbrevs xemacsbug shadow sendmail rfc822 tags etags cc-mode
> cc-menus cc-cmds cc-styles cc-align cc-engine cc-vars cc-defs
> regexp-opt efs-cu shell comint ring xemacs-devel-autoloads
> xemacs-base-autoloads time-autoloads text-modes-autoloads
> texinfo-autoloads speedbar-autoloads sounds-wav-autoloads
> sh-script-autoloads semantic-autoloads prog-modes-autoloads
> perl-modes-autoloads pc-autoloads os-utils-autoloads
> net-utils-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads
> eieio-autoloads efs-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads ediff-autoloads
> edebug-autoloads ecb-autoloads dired-autoloads debug-autoloads
> cc-mode-autoloads c-support-autoloads lisp-autoloads loadhist
> auto-show fontl-hooks code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar
> dragdrop mode-motion mouse itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu
> iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete help-nomule 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
> mswindows-scrollbars mswindows toolbar native-sound scrollbar
> network-streams subprocesses menu-accelerator-support menubar md5
> xemacs gutter tiff png gif jpeg xpm xbm lisp-float-type windows-nt
> dragdrop-api dialog devices window-system base64)
>
>
> Recent keystrokes:
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> t h % ; button1 button1up button1 button1up Sh-insert
> ; RET p a t h RET e t a g s SPC * . h SPC * . c SPC
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> i n . c RET next next next next next next next next
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> next next next next next button1 button1up ESC . ESC
> . ESC . misc-user
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> Recent messages (most recent first):
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> Loading xemacsbug...done
> File c:\TAGS not a valid tags file
> Loading xemacsbug...
> File c:\TAGS not a valid tags file
> File c:\TAGS not a valid tags file
> Loading etags...done
> Loading etags...
> Loading cc-mode...done
> Loading cc-mode...
> Loading efs-cu...done
> Loading efs-cu...
> Note: file is write protected
> c:\projECTS\code\airborne\05xx\app565\
> Completed
> Completing file name...
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the world offers itself to your imagination,
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over and over announcing your place
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