GNU bug report logs - #37015
man link gives me car: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size

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Package: hyperbole;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>

Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:16:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Robert Weiner <rsw <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Robert Weiner <rsw <at> gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: 37015 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37015: man link gives me car: Variable binding depth exceeds
 max-specpdl-size
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:11:23 -0400
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On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 6:16 PM Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support> wrote:

> I use:  Editor:      GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 3, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X
> toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
>
>         Hyperbole:   7.0.3a
>         Sys Type:    x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>         OS Type:     gnu/linux
>         Window Sys:  x
>         News Reader: Gnus v5.13
>
> Making completion list...
>

Not sure where that is coming from above.

> <(Read)> executes (man-show "grep")
>

Where is man-show defined.  I don't have it in Emacs 26.  Using the same
Emacs version as you but under MacOS.

Invoking man grep in the background
> if: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-sizeUnable to load color
> "unspecified-bg"
> Unable to load color "unspecified-fg"
> car: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size
> next-line: End of buffer
>
> Seems like you have loaded something outside of Hyperbole that has caused
an infinite loop, maybe improperly overloading a standard man function.

Try starting with no initializations and then loading Hyperbole manually.

Bob
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