GNU bug report logs - #6664
24.0.50; Lisp error (void-variable DEFUN) when debugging Elisp code

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:13:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Christoph <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
Cc: 6664 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6664: 24.0.50;
	Lisp error (void-variable DEFUN) when debugging Elisp code
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:44:37 -0400

Christoph <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> Start Emacs with emacs -Q. Go to grep.el, l.916 in function regrep.
> Set breakpoint with `C-u C-M-x'.  Run `M-x rgrep'.  Press `i' to step
> into the function.  The debugger pops up with the following backtrace:

The error appears because you tried to instrument a built-in function.
I improved the error message to make it more obvious.
This bug report was last modified 13 years and 278 days ago.

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