mh-e fails to load, "void-variable message-mark-insert-begin"

Automatically imported from Debian bug report #342326 http://bugs.debian.org/342326

Message-ID: <20051207063808.10822.55673.reportbug@pornstar>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:38:08 -0500
From: Christopher J Peikert <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: mh-e fails to load, "void-variable message-mark-insert-begin"

Package: mh-e
Version: 7.85-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Having just upgraded a lot of packages, I now get a
"Lisp error: (void-variable message-mark-insert-begin)"
error when trying to load mh-e from my .emacs file.

The full trace has lots of nasty binary data, but the
rough trace goes:

load mh-e -> mh-utils -> mh-customize -> mh-comp -> mh-gnus -> mm-uu

and in mm-uu:

(defvar mm-uu-type-alist ...
where we run into the void-variable message-mark-insert-begin.

Maybe something changed in gnus?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.14-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages mh-e depends on:
ii emacs21 [emacsen] 21.4a-3 The GNU Emacs editor
hi nmh 1.1-release-4 A set of electronic mail handling

Versions of packages mh-e recommends:
ii compface 1989.11.11-24 Compress/decompress images for mai
ii gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051203-1 A versatile News and mailing list

-- no debconf information

Message-Id: <E1Ek67J-0004QJ-Si@pornstar>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:42:21 -0500
From: Christopher J Peikert <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: further information on failed load

Hi,

If I try to remove and re-install gnus and mh-e, this time mh-e will not
byte-compile property (due to the same problem: a void variable
message-mark-insert-begin).

A workaround: If I remove the gnus package and just use the one that
comes with emacs21, mh-e compiles fine and everything seems to work
(though with an older version of gnus).

-Chris

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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 02:14:58 -0800
From: Steve Langasek <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: block 342326 with 342521

# Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.9.9
block 342326 with 342521

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:36:00 +0100
From: Romain Francoise <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Reassigning to Gnus

unblock 342326 with 342521
severity 342647 grave
reassign 342647 gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051203-1
reassign 342326 gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051203-1
merge 342647 342326 342521
thanks, control

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*** Bug 26716 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 26832 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:50:04 +0100
From: Romain Francoise <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>
Subject: Fixed upstream

tags 342521 upstream fixed-upstream
thanks, control

This bug has now been fixed in CVS.

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Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:47:12 -0800
From: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Bug#342326: fixed in gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

Source: gnus
Source-Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gnus, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to <email address hidden>,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
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Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden> (supplier of updated gnus package)

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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:09:09 -0600
Source: gnus
Binary: gnus
Architecture: source all
Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Description:
 gnus - A versatile News and mailing list reader for Emacsen.
Closes: 342326 342521 342647
Changes:
 gnus (5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream CVS HEAD
   * Bug fix: "mh-e fails to load, &quot;void-variable
     message-mark-insert-begin&quot;", thanks to Christopher J Peikert
     This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu depend on message)
                                                        (Closes: #342326).
   * Bug fix: "gnus: immediate failure when loading mm-uu", thanks to
     Olivier Lecarme This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu
     depend on message) (Closes: #342521).
   * Bug fix: "mh-e: does not configure with emacs-snapshot", thanks to
     Laurent Bonnaud (Closes: #342647).
Files:
 87e01e91a7617b9c35887b500706837c 641 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
 0cae1bb9e52ea868b76a2e1698744baf 2480129 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
 5a2874d12d107bccf680f5d2f4b9d978 303631 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
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Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:47:12 -0800
From: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Bug#342521: fixed in gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

Source: gnus
Source-Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gnus, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to <email address hidden>,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden> (supplier of updated gnus package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:09:09 -0600
Source: gnus
Binary: gnus
Architecture: source all
Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Description:
 gnus - A versatile News and mailing list reader for Emacsen.
Closes: 342326 342521 342647
Changes:
 gnus (5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream CVS HEAD
   * Bug fix: "mh-e fails to load, &quot;void-variable
     message-mark-insert-begin&quot;", thanks to Christopher J Peikert
     This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu depend on message)
                                                        (Closes: #342326).
   * Bug fix: "gnus: immediate failure when loading mm-uu", thanks to
     Olivier Lecarme This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu
     depend on message) (Closes: #342521).
   * Bug fix: "mh-e: does not configure with emacs-snapshot", thanks to
     Laurent Bonnaud (Closes: #342647).
Files:
 87e01e91a7617b9c35887b500706837c 641 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
 0cae1bb9e52ea868b76a2e1698744baf 2480129 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
 5a2874d12d107bccf680f5d2f4b9d978 303631 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
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Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:47:12 -0800
From: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Bug#342647: fixed in gnus 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

Source: gnus
Source-Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gnus, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1_all.deb
gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnus/gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to <email address hidden>,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden> (supplier of updated gnus package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:09:09 -0600
Source: gnus
Binary: gnus
Architecture: source all
Version: 5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Manoj Srivastava <email address hidden>
Description:
 gnus - A versatile News and mailing list reader for Emacsen.
Closes: 342326 342521 342647
Changes:
 gnus (5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream CVS HEAD
   * Bug fix: "mh-e fails to load, &quot;void-variable
     message-mark-insert-begin&quot;", thanks to Christopher J Peikert
     This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu depend on message)
                                                        (Closes: #342326).
   * Bug fix: "gnus: immediate failure when loading mm-uu", thanks to
     Olivier Lecarme This has been fixed in CVS (no longer have mm-uu
     depend on message) (Closes: #342521).
   * Bug fix: "mh-e: does not configure with emacs-snapshot", thanks to
     Laurent Bonnaud (Closes: #342647).
Files:
 87e01e91a7617b9c35887b500706837c 641 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.dsc
 0cae1bb9e52ea868b76a2e1698744baf 2480129 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213.orig.tar.gz
 5a2874d12d107bccf680f5d2f4b9d978 303631 news optional gnus_5.10.6-1.NO.20051213-1.diff.gz
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