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Re: "Anything" package requires w3m command...


From: Tim X
Subject: Re: "Anything" package requires w3m command...
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:57:28 +1100
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Andreas Politz <politza@fh-trier.de> writes:

> Sébastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to re-use `anything', being such a day-to-day helper, with its
>> fantastic extra sources.
>>
>> But, if I don't have W3m installed, I get this:
>>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Install w3m command in `exec-path' or 
>> set `w3m-command' variable correctly")
> [...]
>>   (if (not (stringp w3m-command)) (progn (error "Install w3m command in 
>> `exec-path' or set `w3m-command' variable correctly")))
> [...]
>>   require(anything-config)
>
> Have you tried to (setq w3m-command "") ?
>
> -ap

While this may work, I think this is a bug. Emacs has the ability to
determine what is available at load time and should verify support
packages are there rather than just assume. I would report this as a
bug.

Tim

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tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au


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