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24.0.50; Gnus: Symbol's function definition is void

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From: Rares Vernica <rares <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; Gnus: Symbol's function definition is void
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:59:14 -0700

Hello,

I updated to the latest emacs version from bzr on November 4. I compiled
it and it seems to work fine except for Gnus. I get an error when I try
to open any of the Gnus groups.

M-x emacs-version:
GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.10, X toolkit) of 2010-11-04

I open Gnus and it checks for new emails. Everything works fine and all
the groups are displayed. When I try to enter a group I get the flowing
error message:

insert: Symbol's function definition is void: gnus-user-format-function-b

M-x toggle-debug-on-error:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function gnus-user-format-function-b)
  (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header)
  (insert (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header) gnus-tmp-unread gnus-tmp-replied gnus-tmp-score-char gnus-tmp-indentation)
  (progn (insert (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header) gnus-tmp-unread gnus-tmp-replied gnus-tmp-score-char gnus-tmp-indentation) (gnus-put-text-property (point) (progn (insert (format "%c%4s: %-20s%c" gnus-tmp-opening-bracket gnus-tmp-lines (let* ((val ...) (need ...)) (if (> need 0) (concat nil val ...) val)) gnus-tmp-closing-bracket)) (point)) gnus-mouse-face-prop gnus-mouse-face) (insert " " gnus-tmp-subject-or-nil "\n"))
  eval((progn (insert (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header) gnus-tmp-unread gnus-tmp-replied gnus-tmp-score-char gnus-tmp-indentation) (gnus-put-text-property (point) (progn (insert (format "%c%4s: %-20s%c" gnus-tmp-opening-bracket gnus-tmp-lines (let* ((val ...) (need ...)) (if (> need 0) (concat nil val ...) val)) gnus-tmp-closing-bracket)) (point)) gnus-mouse-face-prop gnus-mouse-face) (insert " " gnus-tmp-subject-or-nil "\n")))
  gnus-summary-prepare-threads((([ ... emails list ... ])))
  gnus-summary-prepare()
  gnus-summary-read-group-1("nndraft:drafts" nil t nil nil nil)
  gnus-summary-read-group("nndraft:drafts" nil t nil nil nil nil)
  gnus-group-read-group(nil t)
  gnus-group-select-group(nil)
  call-interactively(gnus-group-select-group nil nil)

This might also be related. If I have BBDB enabled I get the following
error message when Gnus starts:

Symbol's function definition is void: bbdb-insinuate-gnus

I had to disable BBDB in order to get emacs to load.

Thanks,
Rares

Message #8 received at 7330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc>
To: Rares Vernica <rares <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 7330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7330: 24.0.50; Gnus: Symbol's function definition is void
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:50:21 +0100

On Thu, Nov 04 2010, Rares Vernica wrote:

> I open Gnus and it checks for new emails. Everything works fine and all
> the groups are displayed. When I try to enter a group I get the flowing
> error message:
>
> insert: Symbol's function definition is void: gnus-user-format-function-b
>
> M-x toggle-debug-on-error:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function gnus-user-format-function-b)
>   (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header)

`bbdb-insinuate-gnus' defines this alias (in BBDB 2.35):

,----[ <f1> f gnus-user-format-function-b RET ]
| gnus-user-format-function-b is an alias for 
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-author-in-bbdb'.
| (gnus-user-format-function-b HEADER)
| 
| Given a Gnus message header, returns a mark if the poster is in the
| BBDB, " " otherwise.  The mark itself is the value of the field
| indicated by `bbdb-message-marker-field' (`mark-char' by default) if
| the indicated field is in the poster's record, and
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-known-poster-mark' otherwise.
`----

> This might also be related. If I have BBDB enabled I get the following
> error message when Gnus starts:
>
> Symbol's function definition is void: bbdb-insinuate-gnus
>
> I had to disable BBDB in order to get emacs to load.

Probably you didn't install and BBDB correctly.

Bye, Reiner.
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Message #11 received at 7330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Rares Vernica <rares <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: 7330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7330: 24.0.50; Gnus: Symbol's function definition is void
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:30:25 -0700

Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc> writes:

> On Thu, Nov 04 2010, Rares Vernica wrote:
>
>> I open Gnus and it checks for new emails. Everything works fine and all
>> the groups are displayed. When I try to enter a group I get the flowing
>> error message:
>>
>> insert: Symbol's function definition is void: gnus-user-format-function-b
>>
>> M-x toggle-debug-on-error:
>>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function gnus-user-format-function-b)
>>   (gnus-user-format-function-b gnus-tmp-header)
>
> `bbdb-insinuate-gnus' defines this alias (in BBDB 2.35):
>
> ,----[ <f1> f gnus-user-format-function-b RET ]
> | gnus-user-format-function-b is an alias for 
> | `bbdb/gnus-summary-author-in-bbdb'.
> | (gnus-user-format-function-b HEADER)
> | 
> | Given a Gnus message header, returns a mark if the poster is in the
> | BBDB, " " otherwise.  The mark itself is the value of the field
> | indicated by `bbdb-message-marker-field' (`mark-char' by default) if
> | the indicated field is in the poster's record, and
> | `bbdb/gnus-summary-known-poster-mark' otherwise.
> `----
>
>> This might also be related. If I have BBDB enabled I get the following
>> error message when Gnus starts:
>>
>> Symbol's function definition is void: bbdb-insinuate-gnus
>>
>> I had to disable BBDB in order to get emacs to load.
>
> Probably you didn't install and BBDB correctly.

I think it was because I did not properly initialize BBDB. I reinstalled
BBDB and initialize it properly and now everything works.

Thanks!
Rares

Message #16 received at 7330-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Rares Vernica <rares <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 7330-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#7330: 24.0.50; Gnus: Symbol's function definition is void
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:46:06 +0100

Then I'm closing this bug report.

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