GNU bug report logs - #34094
27.0.50; (wrong-type-argument stringp (require . elec-pair)) with describe-function (and other commands)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 34178

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #21 received at 34094 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34094 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34094: 27.0.50;
 (wrong-type-argument stringp (require . elec-pair)) with
 describe-function (and other commands)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:14:09 +0100

Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> With the current master:
>>
>> emacs -Q
>>
>> M-x toggle-debug-on-error
>> C-h f package-reinstall
>>
>> You get this backtrace:
>>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp (require . elec-pair))
>
> I found the problem: the new portable dumper needs emacs.pdmp in
> `data-directory'.  Unfortunately, when you run without "make install",
> data-directory is set to emacs/etc/ whereas the emacs.pdmp resides in
> emacs/src/.
>

Thatʼs surprising: I haven't done 'make install', but I can't
reproduce your error.

Robert
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