From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/3754 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Tobias Borsting Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: How to use own newer version of gnus at $HOME Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 21:30:28 +0200 Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: <8jf3c6k2be3.fsf@kamel.stud.ntnu.no> References: <8jfekq8jd21.fsf@kamel.stud.ntnu.no> <8jfhdv3w3gk.fsf@kamel.stud.ntnu.no> <8jfpt9pjx0i.fsf@kamel.stud.ntnu.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138669763 20159 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 01:09:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:09:23 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:32:42 2006 Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: kamel.ntnu.no Original-X-Trace: orkan.itea.ntnu.no 1083439829 18702 129.241.56.39 (1 May 2004 19:30:29 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 19:30:29 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:MJygE9iWXNN9augymoVVap7qEY0= Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:3895 Original-Lines: 114 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 3895 Tue Jan 17 17:32:42 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:3754 Archived-At: Thanx, Jesper, I now get backtrace up. >> How can I find out which movemail-program is being used, or where to >> find one and specify it? >There's `mail-source-movemail-program'. First of all, I don't find this program when typing M-x mail-source-... I only get these possible completions: mail-source-delete-old-incoming mail-source-report-new-mail >> I have got the news stuff working, but I can't seem to get the mail. >Well, the mail feching functions changed a lot between 5.6 and 5.8. >You probably need to update your settings to the "new" functions. OK, but I don't see any difference between the different manuals on the nnml-backend. Here's my mail source settings: (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods '(nnml "")) I don't see anything wrong with it, but it doesn't work. One thing: I use maildir as my incoming mail folder at $HOME/mail/INBOX, but my $MAIL environment variable says "echo $MAIL" is "$HOME/mail/INBOX" and not "$HOME/mail/INBOX/". But that was no problem with version 5.6. Here's the backtrace from emacs-mail-crashbox at startup: ------------ START ---------------- Debugger entered--Lisp error: (quit) call-process("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil #> nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box") apply(call-process ("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil #> nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box")) mail-source-movemail("/home/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "~/.emacs-mail-crash-box") mail-source-fetch-file((file) #[(file orig-file) "" [file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) mail-source-fetch((file) #[(file orig-file) ""[file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" nil) nnml-request-scan(nil "") gnus-request-scan(nil (nnml "")) gnus-read-active-file-1((nnml "") nil) gnus-read-active-file(nil nil) gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil) byte-code("" [dont-connect did-connect gnus-startup-file gnus-current-startup-file gnus-slave gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-group-quit gnus-run-hooks gnus-startup-hook gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-dribble-read-file bbb-login add-hook gnus-summary-mode-hook gnus-grouplens-mode gnus-request-create-group "queue" (nndraft "") "drafts" (nndraft "") gnus-setup-news nil gnus-setup-news-hook gnus-start-draft-setup gnus-group-list-groups gnus-group-first-unread-group gnus-configure-windows group gnus-group-set-mode-line gnus-started-hook gnus-use-grouplens gnus-agent level] 4) gnus-1(nil nil nil) gnus(nil) call-interactively(gnus) execute-extended-command(nil) call-interactively(execute-extended-command) recursive-edit() byte-code("" [debugger-buffer debugger-args noninteractive debugger-batch-max-lines middlestart buffer-read-only pop-to-buffer debugger-mode debugger-setup-buffer count-lines 2 "...\n" message buffer-string kill-emacs debug backtrace-debug 3 t debugger-reenable "" nil recursive-edit standard-output inhibit-trace] 3) debug(error (quit)) call-process("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil # nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box") apply(call-process ("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil # nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box")) mail-source-movemail("/home/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "~/.emacs-mail-crash-box") mail-source-fetch-file((file) #[(file orig-file) "" [file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) mail-source-fetch((file) #[(file orig-file) ""[file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" nil) nnml-request-scan(nil "") gnus-request-scan(nil (nnml "")) gnus-read-active-file-1((nnml "") nil) gnus-read-active-file(nil nil) gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil) byte-code("" [dont-connect did-connect gnus-startup-file gnus-current-startup-file gnus-slave gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-group-quit gnus-run-hooks gnus-startup-hook gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-dribble-read-file bbb-login add-hook gnus-summary-mode-hook gnus-grouplens-mode gnus-request-create-group "queue" (nndraft "") "drafts" (nndraft "") gnus-setup-news nil gnus-setup-news-hook gnus-start-draft-setup gnus-group-list-groups gnus-group-first-unread-group gnus-configure-windows group gnus-group-set-mode-line gnus-started-hook gnus-use-grouplens gnus-agent level] 4) gnus-1(nil nil nil) gnus(nil) call-interactively(gnus) execute-extended-command(nil) call-interactively(execute-extended-command) ------------------ END -------------------- And here's the one I get after pressing g in the Group buffer when emacs-mail-crash-box is terminated: ------------------ START ------------------ Debugger entered--Lisp error: (quit) call-process("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil #> nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box") apply(call-process ("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil #> nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box")) mail-source-movemail("/home/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "~/.emacs-mail-crash-box") mail-source-fetch-file((file) #[(file orig-file) "" [file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) mail-source-fetch((file) #[(file orig-file) ""[file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" nil) nnml-request-scan(nil "") gnus-request-scan(nil (nnml "")) gnus-read-active-file-1((nnml "") nil) gnus-read-active-file() gnus-group-get-new-news(nil) call-interactively(gnus-group-get-new-news) recursive-edit() byte-code("" [debugger-buffer debugger-args noninteractive debugger-batch-max-lines middlestart buffer-read-only pop-to-buffer debugger-mode debugger-setup-buffer count-lines 2 "...\n" message buffer-string kill-emacs debug backtrace-debug 3 t debugger-reenable "" nil recursive-edit standard-output inhibit-trace] 3) debug(error (quit)) call-process("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil # nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box") apply(call-process ("/store/libexec/emacs/21.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/movemail" nil # nil "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "/home/others/homes/la/larstobi/.emacs-mail-crash-box")) mail-source-movemail("/home/homes/la/larstobi/mail/INBOX" "~/.emacs-mail-crash-box") mail-source-fetch-file((file) #[(file orig-file) """ [file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) mail-source-fetch((file) #[(file orig-file) """ [file orig-file nnmail-split-incoming nnml-save-mail nil nnmail-get-split-group (file) nnml-active-number] 7]) nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" nil) nnml-request-scan(nil "") gnus-request-scan(nil (nnml "")) gnus-read-active-file-1((nnml "") nil) gnus-read-active-file(nil nil) gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil) byte-code("" [dont-connect did-connect gnus-startup-file gnus-current-startup-file gnus-slave gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-group-quit gnus-run-hooks gnus-startup-hook gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-dribble-read-file bbb-login add-hook gnus-summary-mode-hook gnus-grouplens-mode gnus-request-create-group "queue" (nndraft "") "drafts" (nndraft "") gnus-setup-news nil gnus-setup-news-hook gnus-start-draft-setup gnus-group-list-groups gnus-group-first-unread-group gnus-configure-windows group gnus-group-set-mode-line gnus-started-hook gnus-use-grouplens gnus-agent level] 4) gnus-1(nil nil nil) gnus(nil) call-interactively(gnus) execute-extended-command(nil) call-interactively(execute-extended-command) -------------------- END --------------------- Thanx for the assitance! Regards, Lars Tobias Borsting