Upgrading to Gnus 5.2 from September Gnus 0.45

Upgrading to Gnus 5.2 from September Gnus 0.45

[David Allen]

Previously using September Gnus 0.45.  I think this and 0.40 were the
only versions of September I have run.

I've fetched and installed Gnus 5.2.1 and etc 0.10 and compiled with
XEmacs 19.13 (make EMACS=xemacs).

When starting Gnus (in a new emacs) I first got an error parsing the
.newsrc.eld.  After touching .newsrc and restarting XEmacs I get the
following error:

Signalling: (wrong-number-of-arguments #<byte-code (N) "À	”	•\"‡" [buffer-substring-no-properties N] 3> 2)
  match-string(1 "September Gnus v0.45")
  (and (match-beginning 1) (match-string 1 version)))
  (let* ((alpha ...) (number ...) major minor least) (string-match "\\([0-9]\\)\\.\\([0-9]+\\)\\.?\\([0-9]+\\)?" number) (setq major (string-to-number ...)) (setq minor (string-to-number ...)) (setq least (if ... ... 0)) (string-to-number (if ... ... ...))))
  (progn (let* (... ... major minor least) (string-match "\\([0-9]\\)\\.\\([0-9]+\\)\\.?\\([0-9]+\\)?" number) (setq major ...) (setq minor ...) (setq least ...) (string-to-number ...))))
  (if (string-match "^\\([^ ]+\\)? ?Gnus v?\\([0-9.]+\\)$" version) (progn (let* ... ... ... ... ... ...))))
  (when (string-match "^\\([^ ]+\\)? ?Gnus v?\\([0-9.]+\\)$" version) (let* (... ... major minor least) (string-match "\\([0-9]\\)\\.\\([0-9]+\\)\\.?\\([0-9]+\\)?" number) (setq major ...) (setq minor ...) (setq least ...) (string-to-number ...))))
  gnus-continuum-version("September Gnus v0.45")
  (and gnus-newsrc-file-version (gnus-continuum-version gnus-newsrc-file-version)))
  (let ((fcv ...)) (cond (... nil) (... ...))))
  gnus-convert-old-newsrc()
  (save-excursion (gnus-read-newsrc-el-file quick-file) (if (and ... ...) (save-excursion ... ... ... ... ... ...)) (unless gnus-slave (gnus-master-read-slave-newsrc)) (gnus-convert-old-newsrc)))
  (let* ((newsrc-file gnus-current-startup-file) (quick-file ...)) (save-excursion (gnus-read-newsrc-el-file quick-file) (if ... ...) (unless gnus-slave ...) (gnus-convert-old-newsrc))))
  gnus-read-newsrc-file(nil)
  (progn (setq gnus-newsrc-alist nil gnus-active-hashtb nil) (gnus-read-newsrc-file rawfile)))
  (if init (progn (setq gnus-newsrc-alist nil gnus-active-hashtb nil) (gnus-read-newsrc-file rawfile))))
  (when init (setq gnus-newsrc-alist nil gnus-active-hashtb nil) (gnus-read-newsrc-file rawfile)))
  (let ((init ...)) (when init (setq gnus-newsrc-alist nil gnus-active-hashtb nil) (gnus-read-newsrc-file rawfile)) (when (and ... gnus-message-archive-method) (push ... gnus-server-alist)) (if (or ... ...) (gnus-update-active-hashtb-from-killed)) (and gnus-read-active-file (not level) (gnus-read-active-file)) (or gnus-active-hashtb (setq gnus-active-hashtb ...)) (when gnus-use-cache (gnus-cache-open)) (and init (or gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-slave) (gnus-dribble-eval-file)) (when (and init gnus-slave) (gnus-dribble-clear)) (gnus-update-format-specifications) (if (and ... ... ... gnus-read-active-file) (gnus-read-all-descriptions-files)) (if (and init gnus-check-new-newsgroups ... ...) (gnus-find-new-newsgroups)) (when (and gnus-use-nocem ... ...) (gnus-nocem-scan-groups)) (let (...) (gnus-get-unread-articles level)) (if (and init gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups gnus-read-active-file ... ...) (gnus-check-bogus-newsgroups))))
  gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil)
  (if (and (not dont-connect) (not did-connect)) (gnus-group-quit) (run-hooks (quote gnus-startup-hook)) (setq gnus-current-startup-file (gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-startup-file)) (when (or gnus-slave gnus-use-dribble-file) (gnus-dribble-read-file)) (when gnus-use-grouplens (bbb-login) (add-hook ... ...)) (gnus-summary-make-display-table) (gnus-setup-news nil level dont-connect) (gnus-group-list-groups level) (gnus-group-first-unread-group) (gnus-configure-windows (quote group)) (gnus-group-set-mode-line)))
  (unwind-protect (progn (or dont-connect ...)) (if (and ... ...) (gnus-group-quit) (run-hooks ...) (setq gnus-current-startup-file ...) (when ... ...) (when gnus-use-grouplens ... ...) (gnus-summary-make-display-table) (gnus-setup-news nil level dont-connect) (gnus-group-list-groups level) (gnus-group-first-unread-group) (gnus-configure-windows ...) (gnus-group-set-mode-line))))
  (let ((level ...) did-connect) (unwind-protect (progn ...) (if ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...))))
  (if (get-buffer gnus-group-buffer) (progn (switch-to-buffer gnus-group-buffer) (gnus-group-get-new-news)) (gnus-clear-system) (nnheader-init-server-buffer) (gnus-read-init-file) (setq gnus-slave slave) (gnus-group-setup-buffer) (let (...) (erase-buffer) (if ... ...)) (let (... did-connect) (unwind-protect ... ...))))
  gnus()
  #<byte-code nil "\b«…Á\b!¬“ \x10ÃÄÅ\"ˆÆ\b!ˆÇ\b!ˆÈ ˆÉ\b!«„Ê\b!ˆÆ\b!ˆÇ\b!‡" [toolbar-news-frame frame-live-p make-frame add-hook gnus-exit-gnus-hook (lambda nil ...) select-frame raise-frame gnus frame-iconified-p deiconify-frame] 3 "Run GNUS in a separate frame." nil>()
  call-interactively(toolbar-news)
  release-and-activate-toolbar-button(#<buttonup-event button1up>)
  call-interactively(release-and-activate-toolbar-button)


Is there an easy way round this or do I need to delete the .newsrc.eld
and redefine topics etc?

David

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