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Mac OS High Sierra Beta 5 : Unable to load color ...

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From: Mario Paumann <mario.paumann <at> gmx.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Mac OS High Sierra Beta 5 : Unable to load color ...
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:59:20 +0200

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Hello !

Just upgraded to High Sierra Beta 5 and now Emacs <https://emacsformacosx.com/> shows my files black on black.

This bug report was originaly posted to https://github.com/caldwell/build-emacs/issues/65 <https://github.com/caldwell/build-emacs/issues/65>;

on High Sierra Beta 4 i didn't have this problem

using brew emacs has exact the same problem


After removing all .emacs* it's kind of more visible but i see the general cause in Messages

Warning: arch-dependent data dir '/Users/build/workspace/Emacs-Multi-Build/label/mavericks/emacs-source/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/libexec/': No such file or directory
Unable to load color "grey75"
Unable to load color "grey90"
Unable to load color "grey20"
Unable to load color "grey75" [2 times]
Unable to load color "grey95"
Unable to load color "grey90"
Unable to load color "grey20"
Unable to load color "gray60"
Unable to load color "gray80"
Unable to load color "gray40"
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Unable to load color "grey75"
Unable to load color "RoyalBlue3"
Unable to load color "medium blue"
Mark set

The status row, which seems to use this colors, is completely black.

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I googled, and found older similiar problems
the only solution for me now is :

rm ~/Library/Colors/Emacs.clr
rm -rf .emacs.d/

before starting emacs. Then colors seem ok.
closing (with autosave) and restarting, colors are messed up again.

Starting emacs with my temporary solution :
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Restarting emacs :
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Thank you for your help, Mario

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Message #8 received at 28067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com>
To: 28067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Mario Paumann <mario.paumann <at> gmx.net>
Subject: Re: bug#28067: Mac OS High Sierra Beta 5 : Unable to load color ...
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:52:17 -0700

Mario Paumann <mario.paumann <at> gmx.net> wrote:
> Just upgraded to High Sierra Beta 5 and now Emacs shows my files black
> on black.
>
> This bug report was originaly posted to
> https://github.com/caldwell/build-emacs/issues/65; on High Sierra Beta
> 4 i didn't have this problem using brew emacs has exact the same
> problem

[snip]

> I googled, and found older similiar problems
> the only solution for me now is :
>
> rm ~/Library/Colors/Emacs.clr
> rm -rf .emacs.d/
>
> before starting emacs. Then colors seem ok.
> closing (with autosave) and restarting, colors are messed up again.

Just for reference for anyone working on this, a discussion in
which this was mentioned on emacs-devel is here[1] and the workaround
was reported here[2]. That discussion ended with the OP opening a bug
with Apple[3].

        John

[1]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00178.html
[2]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00184.html
[3]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00187.html

Message #11 received at 28067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mario Paumann <mario.paumann <at> gmx.net>
To: John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 28067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28067: Mac OS High Sierra Beta 5 : Unable to load color ...
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:34:48 +0200

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Bug is solved in High Sierra Beta 6. Sorry for opening Bug @GNU. Thanx, mario

> Am 12.08.2017 um 20:52 schrieb John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com>:
> 
> Just for reference for anyone working on this, a discussion in
> which this was mentioned on emacs-devel is here[1] and the workaround
> was reported here[2]. That discussion ended with the OP opening a bug
> with Apple[3].
> 
>        John
> 
> [1]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00178.html <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00178.html>
> [2]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00184.html <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00184.html>
> [3]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00187.html <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-08/msg00187.html>

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