GNU bug report logs - #13766
24.3; package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3; package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:43:40 +0400

I've updated to the current trunk, recompiled, and now any time I try to
install a package, the installation ends with Emacs prompting me where 
to write the package's autoloads (the message in the subject).

To reproduce:
1. emacs -Q
2. list-packages
3. navigate to `all' (for example)
4. i x
5. Observe the prompt with the message above.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2013-02-19 on SOL
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --cflags -IJ:/Apps/System/gnuwin32/include'

Message #8 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: 24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:26:10 -0500

Dmitry Gutov wrote:

> 1. emacs -Q
> 2. list-packages
> 3. navigate to `all' (for example)
> 4. i x
> 5. Observe the prompt with the message above.

Works fine for me with current trunk on GNU/Linux.

> In GNU Emacs 24.3.50 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
>  of 2013-02-19 on SOL
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601

Message #11 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: Acknowledgement (24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:28:58 +0400

I played around with it a bit, and the problem seems to be related to 
byte compilation.

If I remove package.elc and restart Emacs, the bug is gone.

If I compile it again with M-x byte-compile-file and restart, the bug is 
again present.

Message #14 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: Acknowledgement (24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...)
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:38:19 -0500

Dmitry Gutov wrote:

> If I remove package.elc and restart Emacs, the bug is gone.
>
> If I compile it again with M-x byte-compile-file and restart, the bug
> is again present.

If I do that, there is zero difference (other than timestamp) between
package.elc from bootstrap and package.elc from M-x byte-compile-file.
(Did you bootstrap?)

Message #17 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: Acknowledgement (24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:50:20 +0400

On 20.02.2013 2:38, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Dmitry Gutov wrote:
>
>> If I remove package.elc and restart Emacs, the bug is gone.
>>
>> If I compile it again with M-x byte-compile-file and restart, the bug
>> is again present.
>
> If I do that, there is zero difference (other than timestamp) between
> package.elc from bootstrap and package.elc from M-x byte-compile-file.
> (Did you bootstrap?)

I did.

I'm not saying there should be a difference between package.elc obtained 
in different ways.

I triggered the bug soon after today's `make bootstrap`, and only then 
tried to revert some recent changes in package.el. It turned out, 
uncompiled package.el works without reverting anything.

`bzr st` doesn't show much.
I'm currently re-doing `make bootstrap` after a `make clean`.

Message #20 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <raaahh <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: Acknowledgement (24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:38:12 +0400

On 20.02.2013 2:50, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> I'm currently re-doing `make bootstrap` after a `make clean`.

So, nothing changed.

By the way, I also don't see the problem when using the GNU/Linux build, 
of the same revision: 111828.

Message #25 received at 13766-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <raaahh <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13766-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13766: Acknowledgement (24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:23:11 +0400

The problem went away when I did `make install`, which copies emacs.exe 
into trunk/bin, among other things.

Sorry, I haven't compiled Emacs on Windows for some time, and forgot 
about this detail.

Message #28 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dgutov <at> yandex.ru
Subject: Re: bug#13766: 24.3;
	package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file: ...
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:50:15 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:26:10 -0500
> Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> 
> > 1. emacs -Q
> > 2. list-packages
> > 3. navigate to `all' (for example)
> > 4. i x
> > 5. Observe the prompt with the message above.
> 
> Works fine for me with current trunk on GNU/Linux.

And for me on MS-Windows.  IOW, I don't get that prompt, only a
question whether to install 'all'.

Message #31 received at 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13766 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#13766: 24.3; package.el: Write autoload-definitions to file:
	...
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:01:39 +0400

On 20.02.2013 7:50, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> And for me on MS-Windows.  IOW, I don't get that prompt, only a
> question whether to install 'all'.

Yep, it went away when I did `make install`.

Again, sorry for the noise.

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