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

From: Rob Browning <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:05:39 -0500

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
  make[4]: *** [/build/buildd-emacs24_24.1+1-3-ia64-1WcbZW/emacs24-24.1+1/debian/build-x/lisp/progmodes/cc-fonts.elc] Error 1
  make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

  https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=emacs24&arch=ia64&ver=24.1%2B1-3&stamp=1342582280

Does that look familiar?

I think we probably have an ia64 porterbox, so I should be able to do
some testing when I get time.

Thanks
-- 
Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org and @debian.org
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