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Get an error message "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"

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From: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Get an error message "File mode specification error:
 (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 02:16:18 +0000

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Hi Pals

I got an error message
"File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
when open an org file.

In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-05-23 on PC11024116
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix d:/mydata/emacs-24.4/
 --with-pkg-config-prog=/d/MinGW/bin/pkg-config.exe
 CFLAGS=-I/d/MinGW/libxpm-3.5.8-w32-src/src'

Best Regards
   Sunline

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
Cc: 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17696: Get an error message "File mode specification error:
 (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:20:59 -0400

Lin Sun (孙林) wrote:

> I got an error message
> "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
> when open an org file.

Please provide a recipe starting from emacs -Q.

(Since with-file-modes is a macro defined in subr.el, I'm going to guess
that you just have a broken installation of Emacs, where some files got
compiled with an old Emacs binary.)

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From: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: 答复: bug#17696: Get an error message "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 03:01:56 +0000

Hi Glenn:

I think the `with-file-modes' maybe have problem on MS Windows.
I compile the emacs 24.4 from git source with MinGW32 on windows, and start Emacs in command line:
Emacs -Q
Then open an empty org file "a.org" for example, the the error message 
"File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
appear on minibuffer.

Could you evaluate the `with-file-modes' is proper for Windows or not, please. 
Thank you.

Best Regards
   Sunline

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发件人: Glenn Morris [mailto:rgm <at> gnu.org] 
发送时间: 2014年6月5日 10:21
收件人: Lin Sun (孙林)
抄送: 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
主题: Re: bug#17696: Get an error message "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"

Lin Sun (孙林) wrote:

> I got an error message
> "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
> when open an org file.

Please provide a recipe starting from emacs -Q.

(Since with-file-modes is a macro defined in subr.el, I'm going to guess
that you just have a broken installation of Emacs, where some files got
compiled with an old Emacs binary.)

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
Cc: 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17696: Get an error message "File mode specification error:
 (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:37:32 -0400

> "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
> when open an org file.

My crystal ball says you need to "make bootstrap".


        Stefan

Message #17 received at 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lin Sun <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com> (孙林)
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17696: 答复: bug#17696: Get an
 error	message "File mode specification error:
 (invalid-function	with-file-modes)"
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:44:42 +0300

> From: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 03:01:56 +0000
> 
> I think the `with-file-modes' maybe have problem on MS Windows.
> I compile the emacs 24.4 from git source with MinGW32 on windows, and start Emacs in command line:
> Emacs -Q
> Then open an empty org file "a.org" for example, the the error message 
> "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
> appear on minibuffer.
> 
> Could you evaluate the `with-file-modes' is proper for Windows or not, please. 

There's nothing wrong with with-file-modes on Windows.  The Windows
port of Emacs supports that macro as much as it can (which is to say
it only caters to the user-write bit in the argument MODE).

FWIW, I have no problems visiting a .org file on MS-Windows, I see no
error like the one you reported.

Message #20 received at 17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "rgm <at> gnu.org" <rgm <at> gnu.org>,
 "17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: 答复: bug#17696: 答复: bug#17696: Get an error	message "File mode specification error: (invalid-function	with-file-modes)"
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:35:50 +0000

Hi Pals:

After toggle-debug-on-error, the follow callstack appear when open an org file:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)
  with-file-modes(448 "d:/windows/USER-T~1/babel-4476TKC")
  make-temp-file("babel-" t)
  byte-code("^H\204!^@\302\301!\204!^@\303\302\301!\203^[^@\304 !\203^[^@      $
  require(ob-core)
  byte-code("\300\301!\210\300\302!\210\300\303!\210\300\304!\210\300\305!\210\$
  require(ob)
  require(ob-emacs-lisp)
  #[(pair) "^HA\303^H@!^Y\211^Z\203^V^@\304\305\306     P!!\202%^@\307\305\310 $
  mapc(#[(pair) "^HA\303^H@!^Y\211^Z\203^V^@\304\305\306        P!!\202%^@\307\$
...
It's seems that the macro ` with-file-modes' was treat as a function in make-temp-file. It's seems a issue of my local build.
I'll rebuild emacs and check this issue again.

Thanks
Sunline


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From: Lin Sun (孙林) <Lin.Sun <at> mediatek.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: "17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <17696 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: 答复: bug#17696: Get an error message "File mode specification error: (invalid-function with-file-modes)"
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:55:17 +0000

Dear Stefan:

> My crystal ball says you need to "make bootstrap".

You're right! All things OK now after 'make bootstrap'. 
Thank you very much.

Best Regards
   Sunline


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