[gnu.emacs.gnus] Problems compiling gnus.el

bob@cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) (06/27/89)

We haven't installed GNUS 3.12 yet here, so perhaps someone else can help:

Date:     Mon, 26 Jun 89 13:35 EDT
From: <P_LECLER%UNHH.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject:  Problems compiling gnus.el

Bob,
  I just tried to compile the Gnus you just sent out and have had some
problems getting gnus.el compiled....

I am running 18.51 on Ultrix 3.0 Vax system.  No nntp services..
I have already successfully gotten other Gnus versions to run but this
one.

                           Paul Leclerc
                           Bitnet:  P_LECLERC@UNHH



Here is a script of what happened.

;;;; Note this is after I have already compiled nntp.el

Script started on Mon Jun 26 13:12:01 1989
=gnu=(@) 1:12pm<lisp> make
emacs -batch -f batch-byte-compile gnus.el
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-mode)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-startup-message)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-list-groups)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-prepare)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-prepare-line)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-update-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-group-name)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-read-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-select-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-jump-to-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-search-forward)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-next-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-next-unread-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-prev-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-prev-unread-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-catch-up)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-catch-up-all)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-unsubscribe-current-group).
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-unsubscribe-group)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-list-all-groups)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-get-new-news)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-restart)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-check-bogus-groups)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-restrict-groups)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-post-news)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-edit-global-kill)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-edit-local-kill)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-force-update)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-suspend)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-exit)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-quit)...
Compiling /f/gnu/lib/emacs/lisp/gnus.el (gnus-Group-describe-briefly)...
>>Error occurred processing gnus.el: Invalid read syntax ((")"))
Done
*** Error code 1

Stop.
=gnu=(@) 1:12pm<lisp>