Re: "variable [in .emacs] is void"

[Karl Pflästerer]

An unnamed person wrote:

> When starting emacs, an error is reported in *Messages*:

> Error in init file: Symbol's value as variable is void: mail-mode-map

`mail-mode-map' is defined in sendmail.el.

> The first place in .emacs where that variable occurs is:

[...]
> My guess is that some other code is required prior to this.  After emacs 
> is loaded and I do "M-x mail", I can evaluate it fine (in .emacs).  

> Any ideas?

Try to wrap your code in an 

(eval-after-load "sendmail"
  '(substitute-key-definition ...
    ))


   KP

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