Re: ebrowse completion broken in emacs 21.2

[Stephen Crowley]

Stefan Monnier  wrote:
> > > > Invalid function: #<hash-table 'equal nil 90/97 0x857a1b0>
> > >
> > > Looks like you're using an ebrwose.el more recent than the one that should
> > > come with Emacs-21.2.
> >
> > I am using whatever came with emacs21, what other problem could it be?
>
>
> Try it with `emacs -q --no-site-file' also try:

Doesn't work with this either.


>   M-x list-load-path-shadows RET

/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-init hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-init
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-window hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-window
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-virtual hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-virtual
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-version hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-version
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-vars hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-vars
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-user hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-user
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-undo hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-undo
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-toolbar hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-toolbar
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-thread hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-thread
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-summary hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-summary
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-startup hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-startup
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-sort hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-sort
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-search hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-search
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-save hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-save
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-reply hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-reply
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-pop hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-pop
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-page hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-page
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-mouse hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-mouse
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-motion hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-motion
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-misc hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-misc
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-minibuf hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-minibuf
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-mime hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-mime
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-message hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-message
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-menu hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-menu
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-mark hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-mark
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-macro hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-macro
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-license hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-license
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-imap hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-imap
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-folder hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-folder
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-edit hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-edit
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-easymenu hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-easymenu
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-digest hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-digest
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-delete hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-delete
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/vm-crypto hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/vm-crypto
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/vm/tapestry hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/tapestry
/usr/share/emacs/21.2/site-lisp/debian-startup hides 
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/speedbar/speedbar hides 
/usr/share/emacs/21.2/lisp/speedbar
/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/ispell hides 
/usr/share/emacs/21.2/lisp/textmodes/ispell
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/cperl-mode hides 
/usr/share/emacs/21.2/lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode

40 Emacs Lisp load-path shadowings were found

> as well as (after loading ebrowse):
>
>   C-h f ebrowse-copy-list RET
>
> and tell us what comes out.

ebrowse-copy-list is a compiled Lisp function in `ebrowse'.
(ebrowse-copy-list LIST)

Return a shallow copy of LIST.

> I just can't bring myself to believe that it can be caused
> by something else.  Of course, it might be a problem with Debian's
> Emacs package, although that sounds unlikely.

It might be possible.. I'll check into it. A quick search of the BTS 
doesn't reveal anything however.

--Stephen