GNU bug report logs - #68998
Failure to install AUCTeX 14.0.0

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Message #8 received at 68998 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>
To: Sandy Berkovski <sandy.berkovski <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ikumi Keita <ikumi <at> ikumi.que.jp>, 68998 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#68998: Failure to install AUCTeX 14.0.0
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:45:40 +0100

Sandy Berkovski <sandy.berkovski <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Attempting to upgrade from 13.3.0 to 14.0.0 results in Emacs getting
> stuck with the message "Checking ~/.emacs.d/elpa/auctex-14.0.0". I have
> to force quit Emacs and manually delete the half-installed folder for 14.0.0.
>
> System details:
>
> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 29.2 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2024-01-18
> Package: 13.3.0

Thanks for the report.  I tried the following:

 • Downloaded and unpacked auctex-13.3.0.tar.lz form this page:
   https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/auctex.html
 • Started a fresh Emacs with 'emacs -Q'
 • M-x package-install-file auctex-13.3.0.tar RET
 • Opened a .tex file and it works
 • M-x toggle-debug-on-error RET
 • M-x list-packages RET and updated AUCTeX to 14.0.0.

This is the result:

  Debugger entered--Lisp error: (cyclic-function-indirection context-mode)
    defalias(context-mode ConTeXt-mode)
    load-with-code-conversion("/path/.emacs.d/elpa/auctex-14.0.0/context.el"
    "/path/.emacs.d/elpa/auctex-14.0.0/context.el" nil t)

@Keita: Can you reproduce this with the recipe above?  This is with
Emacs 30.0.50 (05e3183e) on macOS.

Best, Arash

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