2009/4/3 Nick Alexander <ncalexan...@gmail.com>: > >> Loading rx...done >> >> >> An error has occurred while loading `/home/masgaj/.emacs': >> >> Wrong number of arguments: #[(regexp) "\301\302 DD\207" [regexp >> rx-to-string quote] 3 ("/usr/share/emacs/21.3/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.elc" >> . 11482)], 3 >> >> To ensure normal operation, you should investigate the cause >> of the error in your initialization file and remove it. Start >> Emacs with the `--debug-init' option to view a complete error >> backtrace >> Loading mwheel...done >> >> This happens if I have either >> (require 'python) > > sage-mode inherits from python-mode; if you can't use python-mode (due > to a broken rx module) I can't do much to help you. GNU emacs 21.3 is > relatively old; is there a possibility of upgrading to a 22.x build? > (22.x is considered stable now and offers numerous benefits.)
python mode seems to work fine (no problem in editing .py files). The arrangement we have with departmental desktop computers is that we do not have root access and upgrading stuff is not an option. It's ok, as I can use other machines in the department, and at home I have no similar problems on my laptop which is more up-to-date. thanks for your help, John > > Nick > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---