Re: Problem byte-compiling icicles

[Nordlöw]

On 23 Maj, 19:12, "Drew Adams" <drew.ad...@oracle.com> wrote:
> > When I try to byte-compile icicles the build stops and I get the
> > following error     condition-case: End of file during parsing
> > And the debugger says:
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "End of file during parsing")
> >   signal(error ("End of file during parsing"))
> >   error("%s" "End of file during parsing")
> >   (condition-case act-on-choice ...)
> >   icicle-execute-extended-command()
> >   call-interactively(icicle-execute-extended-command)
> >   recursive-edit()
> >   byte-code("Æ       @Ç=ƒ!
>
> What command were you executing? The debugger trace shows that you used
> `M-x' to execute a command - was it `byte-compile-file'? What file were you
> byte-compiling? That `condition-case', with `act-on-choice', points to file
> `icicles-mac.el' as the file being compiled. However, I don't see any end of
> file problem in that file, and I have no trouble with `M-x byte-compile-file
> icicles-mac.el'. What is the update number of your file `icicles-mac.el'
> (it's in the file header)? What happens if you try just this in a virgin
> Emacs session (emacs -q): `M-x load-file icicles-mac.el' - do you get an
> end-of-file error? What version of Emacs are you using?
>
> It's possible that `icicles-mac.el' was corrupted when you downloaded it. I
> just checked, and the file is OK on Emacs Wiki. You might try downloading it
> again. Then, try first to just load it, without byte-compiling, to see if
> you get an error. Then try byte-compiling it again. Let me know if you still
> have a problem.

I run the command "byte-compile-file" on icicles.el. All the others
compiles fine.
I realize now that icicles.el does not need to be compiled and perhaps
should not be compiled. If so, excuse me.

/Nordlöw