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Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command

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From: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 14:12:30 +0300

Severity: major

After recompiling Emacs from trunk, <delete> key now invokes backspace
(not in terminal, using a GTK+/X Emacs).  This breaks compatibility
with everything imaginable, including previous Emacs versions.

Paul

Message #8 received at 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
Cc: 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6107: Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 16:51:36 -0400

> After recompiling Emacs from trunk, <delete> key now invokes backspace
> (not in terminal, using a GTK+/X Emacs).  This breaks compatibility
> with everything imaginable, including previous Emacs versions.

I recently redefined the main function related to this, using
define-minor-mode.  But it relies on changes in macros in cl-macs and
easy-mmode, so you may need to recompile those files in the right order
to get the right result.  I.e. please recompile lisp/simple.el (and
re-dump) after compiling all other files.  Or just try bootstrapping.

Of course, maybe I did mess something up in my rewrite, so please
confirm/infirm that the above fixes your problem.


        Stefan

Message #11 received at 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6107: Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 13:04:10 +0300

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > After recompiling Emacs from trunk, <delete> key now invokes backspace
> > (not in terminal, using a GTK+/X Emacs).  This breaks compatibility
> > with everything imaginable, including previous Emacs versions.
> 
> I recently redefined the main function related to this, using
> define-minor-mode.  But it relies on changes in macros in cl-macs and
> easy-mmode, so you may need to recompile those files in the right order
> to get the right result.  I.e. please recompile lisp/simple.el (and
> re-dump) after compiling all other files.  Or just try bootstrapping.

I tried several times (after bzr pulls), but I get this error:

Using load-path (/home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/language /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/international /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/textmodes)
Loading emacs-lisp/byte-run (source)...
Loading emacs-lisp/backquote (source)...
Loading subr (source)...
Loading version.el (source)...
Loading widget (source)...
Loading custom (source)...
Loading emacs-lisp/map-ynp (source)...
Loading cus-start (source)...
Loading international/mule (source)...
Loading international/mule-conf (source)...
Loading env (source)...
Loading format (source)...
Loading bindings (source)...
Loading /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/files.el (source)...
Symbol's function definition is void: define-minor-mode
make[1]: *** [bootstrap-emacs] Error 255
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/developer/bzr/emacs/src'
make: *** [src] Error 2

No .elc files appear, so this apparently happens on the very first
.el compilation.

Paul

Message #14 received at 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6107: Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 18:06:12 +0300

close 6107
thanks

I wrote:
> Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > > After recompiling Emacs from trunk, <delete> key now invokes backspace
> > > (not in terminal, using a GTK+/X Emacs).  This breaks compatibility
> > > with everything imaginable, including previous Emacs versions.
> > 
> > I recently redefined the main function related to this, using
> > define-minor-mode.  But it relies on changes in macros in cl-macs and
> > easy-mmode, so you may need to recompile those files in the right order
> > to get the right result.  I.e. please recompile lisp/simple.el (and
> > re-dump) after compiling all other files.  Or just try bootstrapping.
> 
> I tried several times (after bzr pulls), but I get this error: [...]

Now seems to work.  The bug was apparently because I didn't delete
.elc files.

Paul

Message #19 received at 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Paul Pogonyshev <p.pogonyshev <at> anakreon.net>
Cc: 6107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6107: Delete key in the trunk invokes 'backspace' command
Date: Sat, 08 May 2010 11:54:40 -0400

>> > After recompiling Emacs from trunk, <delete> key now invokes backspace
>> > (not in terminal, using a GTK+/X Emacs).  This breaks compatibility
>> > with everything imaginable, including previous Emacs versions.
>> 
>> I recently redefined the main function related to this, using
>> define-minor-mode.  But it relies on changes in macros in cl-macs and
>> easy-mmode, so you may need to recompile those files in the right order
>> to get the right result.  I.e. please recompile lisp/simple.el (and
>> re-dump) after compiling all other files.  Or just try bootstrapping.

> I tried several times (after bzr pulls), but I get this error:

> Using load-path (/home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/language /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/international /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/textmodes)
> Loading emacs-lisp/byte-run (source)...
> Loading emacs-lisp/backquote (source)...
> Loading subr (source)...
> Loading version.el (source)...
> Loading widget (source)...
> Loading custom (source)...
> Loading emacs-lisp/map-ynp (source)...
> Loading cus-start (source)...
> Loading international/mule (source)...
> Loading international/mule-conf (source)...
> Loading env (source)...
> Loading format (source)...
> Loading bindings (source)...
> Loading /home/developer/bzr/emacs/lisp/files.el (source)...
> Symbol's function definition is void: define-minor-mode
> make[1]: *** [bootstrap-emacs] Error 255
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/developer/bzr/emacs/src'
> make: *** [src] Error 2

> No .elc files appear, so this apparently happens on the very first
> .el compilation.

Yes, that's another problem which I introduced a bit later, but which
I (supposedly) fixed yesterday, so if you pull again, it should work.


        Stefan

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