Subject: Re: bug#11971: Emacs 24.1 fails to build on ia64 with "value as variable is void"

From: Andreas Schwab <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:29:18 +0200

Rob Browning <[email-masked]> writes:

> Here's another unusual build failure.  This time on Debian Wheezy ia64:
>
>   Compiling /build/buildd-emacs24_24.1+1-3-ia64-1WcbZW/emacs24-24.1+1/debian/build-x/lisp/progmodes/cc-fonts.el
>
>   In toplevel form:
>   progmodes/cc-fonts.el:76:27:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: quote

There may be a problem with stack marking on ia64.  Using
GC_USE_GCPROS_AS_BEFORE lets the build succeed.

Andreas.

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