AUGUSTO%ICE.GE.CNR.IT@ICNUCEVM.CNUCE.CNR.IT (Augusto Chioccariello) (05/13/91)
I've downloaded gnu-emacs 18.57 from labrea with the apollo patches; after runnig build-apollo-emacs, if I try to run emacs the process will start and exit. HARDWARE and SOFTWARE config: OS sr10.3 CC 6.8 apollo DN4000 Any help or hint appreciated. Augusto Chioccariello augusto@ice.ge.cnr.it
lnz@LUCID.COM (Leonard N. Zubkoff) (05/14/91)
If GNU Emacs immediately starts and then exits, it seems likely that some part of its initialization failed. Have you attempted a traceback of the process to see where it died? I've certainly run this version on a DN4000 without problems here, using SR10.3 and CC 6.8. Leonard
rand@hwcae.cfsat.honeywell.com (Douglas K. Rand) (05/14/91)
** "Augusto" == Augusto Chioccariello <augusto@ice.ge.cnr.it> Augusto> I've downloaded gnu-emacs 18.57 from labrea with the apollo patches; Augusto> after runnig build-apollo-emacs, if I try to run emacs the process will Augusto> start and exit. How does Emacs exit? Does it just return the prompt back with out doing anything? Does it core dump? How about putting the pad into raw-mode? Do any messages appear at the bottom of the screen? Sorry, but we need a little more information. I have had no problems with the Apollo version of GNU Emacs. We also are running 18.57. Our only difference is that I used the 6.7 C compiler. -- Douglas Keenan Rand Honeywell -- Air Transport Systems Division Phone: +1 602 436 2814 US Snail: P.O. Box 21111 Phoenix AZ 85036 NSFnet: rand@hwcae.cfsat.honeywell.com UUCP: uunet!asuvax!apciphx!hwcae!rand
AUGUSTO%ICE.GE.CNR.IT@ICNUCEVM.CNUCE.CNR.IT (Augusto Chioccariello) (05/15/91)
Thanks to the people who replied to my request for help on installing emacs 18.57 on Apollo. The Leonard Zubkoff code works flawlessly on Apollo, the problem has to do with something in upgrading my nodes from Domain/OS sr 10.2 and cc 6.7 to SR 10.3 and cc 6.8. I did recompile the emacs sources on a machine that we have just received, an Apollo 400, where I installed SR 10.3 and cc 6.8, with no problem. BTW also works on the other nodes. The only difference, comparing the transcript for build-apollo-emacs is: % diff 400-transcript dn400-transcript 110,119d109 < < (1220) signal (32, window_change_signal); < < ******** Line 1220 of "dispnew.c": [Warning #080] < Illegal pointer combination with < "window_change_signal": incompatible types. ... several others [Warning #080] removed I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong in upgrading the old node, suggestions are welcome. Augusto Chioccariello PS >>Douglas Keenan Rand <rand@hwcae.cfsat.honeywell.com> >>How does Emacs exit? Does it just return the prompt back with out >>doing anything? Does it core dump? How about putting the pad into >>raw-mode? Do any messages appear at the bottom of the screen? On the DN4000, the node upgraded from 10.2 to 10.3, the compiled emacs will just return the prompt back without doing anything. PSS I'm not a computer scientist nor a system manager, actually I do research on use of computers in education, my apologies for the clumsy error report. Final apology for my use (misuse) of the english language. I must say that I'm learning a lot on both subjects from this group; which is of more help to me than the Italian HP-Apollo support center.