[sgnus-0.26] problem with gnus-topic-mode

[sgnus-0.26] problem with gnus-topic-mode

[Mark Boyns]

Today I decided to experiment with topics, but no worky.  I get the
following error when I press `t' (gnus-topic-mode):

Wrong type argument: consp, nil

Signalling: (wrong-type-argument consp nil)
  gnus-topic-check-topology()
  gnus-topic-mode(nil t)
  call-interactively(gnus-topic-mode)

The manual doesn't seem to mention any variables that need to be
configured initially.  What I am doing wrong?

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Re: [sgnus-0.26] problem with gnus-topic-mode

[d. hall]

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ð thus on 08 Jan 1996 14:32:07 -0800, Mark virtually scripted...

Mark> Today I decided to experiment with topics, but no worky.  I get the
Mark> following error when I press `t' (gnus-topic-mode):

Mark> Wrong type argument: consp, nil

Mark> Signalling: (wrong-type-argument consp nil)
Mark> gnus-topic-check-topology() gnus-topic-mode(nil t)
Mark> call-interactively(gnus-topic-mode)

Mark> The manual doesn't seem to mention any variables that need to be
Mark> configured initially.  What I am doing wrong?

i got the same error... all of a sudden, automagically, it disappears and i
get topic commands.  what gives?

i can't seem to reproduce the error to save my life...

d.
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Re: [sgnus-0.26] problem with gnus-topic-mode

[Tommi Raita-aho]

Mark Boyns writes:
> Today I decided to experiment with topics, but no worky.  I get the
> following error when I press `t' (gnus-topic-mode):
> 
> Wrong type argument: consp, nil
> 
> Signalling: (wrong-type-argument consp nil)
>   gnus-topic-check-topology()
>   gnus-topic-mode(nil t)
>   call-interactively(gnus-topic-mode)
> 
> The manual doesn't seem to mention any variables that need to be
> configured initially.  What I am doing wrong?

Sounds like known bug in emacs-19.30. You didn't mention what emacs
you are using, but if your emacs is 19.30 following patch to
emacs-19.30/src/syntax.h should fix the problem:


*** syntax.h	1995/10/29 04:38:08	1.11
--- syntax.h	1995/12/23 09:22:16
***************
*** 118,124 ****
       = RAW_SYNTAX_ENTRY (current_buffer->syntax_table, (c)),		\
     (NILP (syntax_temp)							\
      ? (syntax_temp							\
!        = syntax_parent_lookup (current_buffer->syntax_table, (c)))	\
      : syntax_temp))
  
  #define SYNTAX(c)							\
--- 118,125 ----
       = RAW_SYNTAX_ENTRY (current_buffer->syntax_table, (c)),		\
     (NILP (syntax_temp)							\
      ? (syntax_temp							\
!        = syntax_parent_lookup (current_buffer->syntax_table,		\
! 			       (unsigned char) (c)))			\
      : syntax_temp))
  
  #define SYNTAX(c)							\