Re: getting error when I try to load wl from 20190623 package

I see you have newer versions of some of the other packages needed by
wanderlust.  I thought that this would be automatically upgraded, but
maybe not, so I will try to upgrade them all and see if that makes it
work any better.

Thanks a lot for putting in all this effort.

On Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:32:02 -0400,
Rob Walker wrote:
> 
> 
> John,
> 
> I did the install close to the way that you did it, and my wl still
> runs fine.  I wasn't able to directly follow your steps, here's what I
> did:
> 
> ./configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man
> --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc
> --localstatedir=/var/lib --disable-silent-rules
> --docdir=/usr/share/doc/emacs-26.2
> --htmldir=/usr/share/doc/emacs-26.2/html --libdir=/usr/lib64
> --program-suffix=-emacs-26 --includedir=/usr/include/emacs-26
> --infodir=/usr/share/info/emacs-26 --localstatedir=/var
> --enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
> --without-compress-install --without-hesiod --without-pop
> --with-file-notification=inotify --enable-acl --with-dbus
> --without-modules --without-gameuser --with-gpm --without-kerberos
> --without-kerberos5 --with-lcms2 --with-xml2 --without-mailutils
> --without-selinux --with-gnutls --with-libsystemd --with-threads
> --without-wide-int --with-zlib --with-x --without-ns --without-gconf
> --without-gsettings --without-toolkit-scroll-bars --with-gif
> --with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xpm
> --without-imagemagick --without-xft --without-cairo --without-libotf
> --without-m17n-flt --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --without-xwidgets
> 
> Here are the changes I made.
> 
> 1.  You had a \ in a few options
> 2.  I don't have alsa, so I removed the option "--with-sound=alsa"
> 
> I unset my DISPLAY, and that binary, and that wl seem to work just fine.
> 
> I even installed the wl while running the recently built emacs in the
> terminal.
> 
> The only thing I can see that we are doing differently here is that
> maybe we have different versions of wl and supporting libraries
> installed?  I have been working with zero elpa or melpa packages
> installed, and when I finish installing wl, I have the following in my
> ~/.emacs.d/elpa/ directory:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x 2 d-test d-test 4.0K Aug  8 22:22 apel-20190407.1056
> drwxr-xr-x 2 d-test d-test 4.0K Aug  8 22:22 flim-20190526.1034
> drwxr-xr-x 2 d-test d-test 4.0K Aug  8 22:22 semi-20190708.1302
> drwxr-xr-x 8 d-test d-test 4.0K Aug  8 22:22 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 d-test d-test 4.0K Aug  8 22:22 wanderlust-20190725.823
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob
> 
> 
> On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:27:13 -0700,
> John Covici wrote:
> > 
> > I am using a text onsole, virtual terminal, not using X at all.
> > 
> > I  cannot give you the status file, but I may be able to give  you the
> > config options, I am using gentoo which compiles everything.
> > 
> > ./configure --prefix=/usr --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> > --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man
> > --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc
> > --localstatedir=/var/lib --disable-silent-rules
> > --docdir=/usr/share/d\oc/emacs-26.2
> > --htmldir=/usr/share/doc/emacs-26.2/html --libdir=/usr/lib64
> > --program-suffix=-emacs-26 --includedir=/usr/include/emacs-26
> > --infodir=/usr/share/info/emacs-26 --localstatedir=/var
> > --enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs:/usr/share/e\macs/site-lisp
> > --without-compress-install --without-hesiod --without-pop
> > --with-file-notification=inotify --enable-acl --with-dbus
> > --without-modules --without-gameuser --with-gpm --without-kerberos
> > --without-kerberos5 --with-lcms2 --with-x\ml2 --without-mailutils
> > --without-selinux --with-gnutls --with-libsystemd --with-threads
> > --without-wide-int --with-zlib --with-sound=alsa --with-x --without-ns
> > --without-gconf --without-gsettings --without-toolkit-scroll-bars
> > --with-gif --\with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xpm
> > --without-imagemagick --without-xft --without-cairo --without-libotf
> > --without-m17n-flt --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --without-xwidgets
> > I hope this helps.
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:08:18 -0400,
> > Rob Walker wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:04:04 -0700,
> > > John Covici wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I installed from melpa and it compiled everything, I think there were
> > > > a couple of failures in the compiles, but they seemed to be related to
> > > > some Japanese items which I do not have.
> > > 
> > > I have noticed that I get some melpa error messages.  I generally
> > > ignore all of those.
> > > 
> > > > Thanks for responding and I am glad you tried to build it.  It must be
> > > > something in my setup.  One other thing, I am using a text console, if
> > > > that makes any difference.
> > > 
> > > I'll try again when I get a chance.  I have a couple of questions for
> > > you, so I can replicate your setup more accurately.
> > > 
> > > 1.  Are you running "emacs -nw", or are you running on a terminal
> > > where you don't have DISPLAY set, so then the text mode is just the
> > > way it works out?
> > > 
> > > 2.  Did you compile your own emacs from source?  Maybe I am compiling
> > > with different options than what you are using.  Can you put your
> > > config.status file somewhere?  I'll then recompile my emacs, using
> > > your config.status on my compile.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rob
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:25:00 -0400,
> > > > Rob Walker wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > John,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm sorry you haven't received a response before now.  I will try to reproduce this problem right now.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have created a new user on my system, and I'm running emacs 25.1.1, I'll see where I end up.
> > > > > 
> > > > > -- steps
> > > > > adduser d-test
> > > > > ssh -X d-test@localhost
> > > > > emacs -Q
> > > > > edit ~/.emacs.d/init.el to have the melpa repository according to https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MELPA
> > > > > restart emacs
> > > > > C-h v emacs-version RET
> > > > >  25.1.1
> > > > > M-x package-list-packages RET
> > > > > I wanderlust (20190725.823)
> > > > > restart emacs
> > > > > M-x wl RET
> > > > > (I am presented with a message "Folder +draft does not exist, create it? (y or n) "
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'll try to build and test with emacs 26.2 now.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hrm.  "Works for Me, (tm)."  I'm running an emacs 26.2 that I just now
> > > > > built from source.  I guess the only difference might be that my
> > > > > wanderlust came from the install with emacs 25.1.1.  Let me delete
> > > > > that and reinstall.  Well, it is still working for me, at least
> > > > > through the errors about not having a tmp directory, a draft
> > > > > directory, etc.
> > > > > 
> > > > > How did you build wanderlust?  Did you install it from melpa?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'd love to help you figure this out, but I think I'm at a loss as to
> > > > > what might be going wrong.  From reading your error message, I think
> > > > > that maybe the 'wl' package isn't in your emacs load-path?  I don't
> > > > > think that could be the problem, though, because I didn't edit my
> > > > > load-path at all after doing the install.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Rob
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:50:50 -0700,
> > > > > John Covici wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > No one has an idea about this?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:17:35 -0400,
> > > > > > John Covici wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Hi.  I installed the newest wl from elpa and it won't start.  I get
> > > > > > > the following error output if I set debug-on-error to t
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > (wrong-type-argument arrayp nil)
> > > > > > >   signal(wrong-type-argument (arrayp nil))
> > > > > > >   wl(nil)
> > > > > > >   funcall-interactively(wl nil)
> > > > > > >   call-interactively(wl record nil)
> > > > > > >   command-execute(wl record)
> > > > > > >   execute-extended-command(nil "wl" nil)
> > > > > > >   funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "wl" nil)
> > > > > > >   call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
> > > > > > >   command-execute(execute-extended-command)
> > > > > > > I am using emacs 26.2.
> > > > > > > Let me know if you need any further information, so we can fix it.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I did notice that at least one file failed to compile, but it seemed
> > > > > > > to be related to Japanese, so I thought it was OK.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > > > > > How do
> > > > > > > you spend it?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >          John Covici wb2una
> > > > > > >          [email protected]
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > > > > How do
> > > > > > you spend it?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >          John Covici wb2una
> > > > > >          [email protected]
> > > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > > How do
> > > > you spend it?
> > > > 
> > > >          John Covici wb2una
> > > >          [email protected]
> > 
> > -- 
> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > How do
> > you spend it?
> > 
> >          John Covici wb2una
> >          [email protected]
> > 

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici wb2una
         [email protected]