[Bug-AUCTeX] (wrong-number-of-arguments #[(face color &optional frame) ...

[David Kastrup]

Diverted from dead list.

> From: "Fabiano Busdraghi" <address@hidden>
> Subject: (wrong-number-of-arguments #[(face color &optional frame) 
>      "\303\304
> To: address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:20:08 +0100 (CET)
> Reply-To: address@hidden
>
> Hello,
> I have some problem loading auctex for tex files. if I open a .bib file
> every thing works fine, but if I open a .tex file auctex does not work: no
> font highlight, no C-c C-c to compile, etc.
> If I look the message buffer I get:
>
> (/usr/bin/emacs --debug-init mld_var.tex)
> Loading tooltip...done
> Loading paren...done
> Loading regexp-opt...done
> Loading jka-compr...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/auctex.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/autoconf2.5.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/beamer.el (source)...
> Error while loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/beamer.el
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/desktop-file-utils.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/gettext.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/gnuplot.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/preview-latex.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/python.el (source)...done
> Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/rpm-mandriva-setup.el (source)...done
> For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.
> Loading tex...
> Loading mule-util...done
> Loading /usr/lib/emacs/21.4/i386-mandrake-linux/fns-21.4.2.el (source)...done
> Loading tex...done
> Loading latex...done
> Loading font-latex (source)...
> File mode specification error: (wrong-number-of-arguments #[(face color
> &optional frame) "\303       \304
> \206
>
> I'm sorry I don't know what I have to do to make it work and the same is
> for my laboratory net administrator. I hope some one can help me
> thank you so much

I think you have byte-compiled the AUCTeX installation with a
different version of Emacs than the one you are using to run it.
Apart from that, this is a really stone-age version of AUCTeX, and
should be replaced by an up to date one.

> Fabiano
>
> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.4.2 (i386-mandrake-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d
> scroll bars)
>  of 2005-04-28 on n4.mandrakesoft.com, modified by Mandrake
> Package: AUCTeX 11.51
>
> current state:
> ==============
> (setq
>  window-system 'x
>  LaTeX-version "2e"
>  TeX-style-path '("style/" "auto/" "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/style/"
>                 "/var/lib/auctex/")
>  TeX-auto-save t
>  TeX-parse-self t
>  TeX-master nil
>  )

-- 
David Kastrup