S/f definition is void

S/f definition is void

[Harry Putnam]

Setting up a user  account with Qgnus-0.29
Emacs-20.2 (MBSK)
Every thing works up to downloading actual news:

1) Everything loads, group buffer appears with groups
2) Select group
Gnus status line says: 
'Fetching header for <what.ever.group>
3) After a few seconds a message appears in the mini buffer saying 
'Symbols's function is void: caddr'

I thought it was a typo in .emacs or .gnus but searches show it is
not.
Back Trace:

Signaling: (void-function caddr)
  (caddr spec)
  (format "gnus-emphasis-%s" (caddr spec))
  (intern (format "gnus-emphasis-%s" (caddr spec)))
  (list (format format (car spec) (cadr spec)) 2 3 (intern (format "gnus-emphasis-%s" ...)))
  (lambda (spec) (list (format format ... ...) 2 3 (intern ...)))(("_" "_" underline))
  mapcar((lambda (spec) (list (format format ... ...) 2 3 (intern ...))) (("_" "_" underline) ("/" "/" italic) ("\\*" "\\*" bold) ("_/" "/_" underline-italic) ("_\\*" "\\*_" underline-bold) ("\\*/" "/\\*" bold-italic) ("_\\*/" "/\\*_" underline-bold-italic)))
  (cons (quote ("\\(\\s-\\|^\\)\\(_\\(\\(\\w\\|_[^_]\\)+\\)_\\)\\(\\s-\\|[?!.,;]\\)" 2 3 gnus-emphasis-underline)) (mapcar (lambda ... ...) types))
  (\` (("\\(\\s-\\|^\\)\\(_\\(\\(\\w\\|_[^_]\\)+\\)_\\)\\(\\s-\\|[?!.,;]\\)" 2 3 gnus-emphasis-underline) (\,@ ...)))
  (let ((format "\\(\\s-\\|^\\|[-\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)\\(%s\\(\\w+\\(\\s-+\\w+\\)*[.,]?\\)%s\\)\\(\\s-\\|[-?!.,;:\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)") (types ...)) (\` (... ...)))
  eval((let ((format "\\(\\s-\\|^\\|[-\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)\\(%s\\(\\w+\\(\\s-+\\w+\\)*[.,]?\\)%s\\)\\(\\s-\\|[-?!.,;:\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)") (types ...)) (\` (... ...))))
  custom-initialize-reset(gnus-emphasis-alist (let ((format "\\(\\s-\\|^\\|[-\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)\\(%s\\(\\w+\\(\\s-+\\w+\\)*[.,]?\\)%s\\)\\(\\s-\\|[-?!.,;:\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)") (types ...)) (\` (... ...))))
  custom-declare-variable(gnus-emphasis-alist (let ((format "\\(\\s-\\|^\\|[-\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)\\(%s\\(\\w+\\(\\s-+\\w+\\)*[.,]?\\)%s\\)\\(\\s-\\|[-?!.,;:\"]\\|\\s(\\|\\s)\\)") (types ...)) (\` (... ...))) ("/usr/share/emacs/20.2/lisp/gnus/gnus-art.elc" . -6017) :type (repeat (list :value ("" 0 0 default) regexp (integer :tag "Match group") (integer :tag "Emphasize group") face)) :group gnus-article-emphasis)
  gnus-hack-decode-rfc1522()
  run-hooks(gnus-parse-headers-hook)
  apply(run-hooks gnus-parse-headers-hook)
  gnus-run-hooks(gnus-parse-headers-hook)
  gnus-get-newsgroup-headers-xover((1259 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285) nil nil "news.announce.newusers" t)
  gnus-select-newsgroup("news.announce.newusers" nil)
  gnus-summary-read-group-1("news.announce.newusers" nil t nil nil)
  gnus-summary-read-group("news.announce.newusers" nil t nil nil)
  gnus-group-read-group(nil t)
  gnus-group-select-group(nil)
* call-interactively(gnus-group-select-group)

Re: S/f definition is void

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Harry Putnam <djputnam@org.com> writes:

> 3) After a few seconds a message appears in the mini buffer saying 
> 'Symbols's function is void: caddr'

This means that your Gnus has been compiled with an Emacs that has
`caddr' as a function, while you're running Gnus under an Emacs that
has `caddr' as a macro.

Compile with the same Emacs you're running interactively.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen