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23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br>
To: "GNU Emacs (pretest)" <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:48:19 -0200

Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers
usually do not have translators to read other languages for them.

Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org mailing 
list.

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:



I've just downloaded Emacs CVS, bootstrap and installed.

When I type C-h v make-backup-files RET, I got the message:

describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"




If Emacs crashed, and you have the Emacs process in the gdb debugger,
please include the output from the following gdb commands:
   `bt full' and `xbacktrace'.
If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file
/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DEBUG for instructions.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20)
of 2008-05-26 on debian-hfit
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.70101000
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/home/download/emacs''

Important settings:
 value of $LC_ALL: nil
 value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
 value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
 value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
 value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
 value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
 value of $LC_TIME: nil
 value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
 locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
 default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
 display-time-mode: t
 msb-mode: t
 show-paren-mode: t
 tooltip-mode: t
 tool-bar-mode: t
 mouse-wheel-mode: t
 menu-bar-mode: t
 file-name-shadow-mode: t
 global-font-lock-mode: t
 font-lock-mode: t
 blink-cursor-mode: t
 global-auto-composition-mode: t
 auto-composition-mode: t
 auto-encryption-mode: t
 auto-compression-mode: t
 column-number-mode: t
 line-number-mode: t
 transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-h k C-g C-h v m a k e - b a <tab> <return> <down-mouse-1>
<mouse-2> C-x 2 <help-echo> M-x r e p o r t <tab>
<return>

Recent messages:
Timid completion mode is enabled.
Loading ispell...done
Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
describe-function-1: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"Error during 
redisplay: (quit)
Making completion list...
describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
"/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"

Message #8 received at 1214 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br>
Cc: 1214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:52:39 -0400

Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:

> describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
> "/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"

And when you checked that file, what did you see? Did it exist? Was it
readable? Was it corrupt?

> Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
> Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound

Your build seems broken.

Message #13 received at 1214 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 1214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:45:12 -0200

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:
>
>   
>> describe-variable: Cannot open doc string file 
>> "/home/download/emacs/share/emacs/23.0.60/etc/DOC-23.0.60.2"
>>     
>
> And when you checked that file, what did you see? Did it exist? Was it
> readable? Was it corrupt?
>   

This file does not exist.


>> Note, built-in variable `word-wrap' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `delete-by-moving-to-trash' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `read-buffer-completion-ignore-case' not bound
>> Note, built-in variable `underline-minimum-offset' not bound
>>     
>
> Your build seems broken.
>   

How could it be broken?

I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.

Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?

Message #16 received at 1214 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br>
Cc: 1214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:18:37 -0400

Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:

> I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.
>
> Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?

It looks like something funny happened, so if I were you, I would just
do a fresh build and see if that is better, paying close attention to
the build output.

Message #21 received at 1214 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl <at> ig.com.br>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 1214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1214: 23.0.60; Error when trying to get a variable help
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:50:34 -0200

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vinicius Jose Latorre wrote:
>
>   
>> I've just downloaded via cvs, make bootstrap and make install.
>>
>> Does I have to install new libraries or new version of old one?
>>     
>
> It looks like something funny happened, so if I were you, I would just
> do a fresh build and see if that is better, paying close attention to
> the build output.
>   

Well, indeed, I've just deleted all my Emacs directory and started again.

Now, I can get a variable help.

But another problem (default font) happened, I'll submit another bug report.


Thanks

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