void-variable vc-client-mode

[Sam Steingold]

GNU Emacs 23.0.60.5 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20)
 of 2008-05-19 on nyc-qws-005
 '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--prefix=/mnt/office/dev/opt'

 current cvs head:
 emacs -q
 options -> check debug-on-error
 open a modified file, C-x v = ==>
 
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable vc-client-mode)
  vc-dir-menu-map-filter((keymap (open menu-item "Open file" vc-dir-find-file 
:help "Find the file on the current line") (open-other menu-item "Open in other 
window" vc-dir-find-file-other-window :help "Find the file on the current line, 
in another window") (sepopn "--") (mark menu-item "Mark" vc-dir-mark :help 
"Mark the current file or all files in the region") (unmark menu-item "Unmark" 
vc-dir-unmark :help "Unmark the current file or all files in the region") 
(mark-all menu-item "Mark All" vc-dir-mark-all-files :help "Mark all files that 
are in the same state as the current file\nWith prefix argument mark all 
files") (unmark-previous menu-item "Unmark previous " vc-dir-unmark-file-up 
:help "Move to the previous line and unmark the file") (unmark-all menu-item 
"Unmark All" vc-dir-unmark-all-files :help "Unmark all files that are in the 
same state as the current file\nWith prefix argument unmark all files") (sepmrk 
"--") (previous-line menu-item "Previous line" vc-dir-previous-line :help "Go 
to the previous line") (next-line menu-item "Next line" vc-dir-next-line :help 
"Go to the next line" :keys "n") (sepmv "--") (refresh menu-item "Refresh" 
vc-dir-refresh :enable (not ...) :help "Refresh the contents of the directory 
buffer") (kill menu-item "Kill Update Command" vc-dir-kill-dir-status-process 
:enable (vc-dir-busy) :help "Kill the command that updates the directory 
buffer") (quit menu-item "Quit" quit-window :help "Quit")))
  where-is-internal(vc-dir-find-file (keymap (vc-dir-mode menu-item 
"*vc-dispatcher*" (keymap ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
... ...) :filter vc-dir-menu-map-filter)))
  tool-bar-local-item-from-menu(vc-dir-find-file "open" (keymap) (keymap #^[nil 
nil keymap #1=#^^[3 0 nil nil nil ... nil nil nil nil nil vc-dir-next-directory 
nil nil nil vc-dir-find-file nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil ... nil nil nil nil vc-dir-next-line nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil negative-argument nil nil ...] #^^[1 0 #^^[2 0 #1# nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil] nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 
nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil ...] (menu-bar keymap (vc-dir-mode 
menu-item "*vc-dispatcher*" ... :filter vc-dir-menu-map-filter)) (mouse-2 . 
vc-dir-toggle-mark) (down-mouse-3 . vc-dir-menu) (C-up . 
vc-dir-previous-directory) (C-down . vc-dir-next-directory) (backtab . 
vc-dir-previous-directory) (remap keymap (self-insert-command . undefined))))
  byte-code("ÃBÄÃ!„ZÅÃÆ ÇÈÉ \n$ˆÊË̉        ÍÎ&ˆÇÏÐ        \nÑÒ&ˆÇÓÒ      
\nÑÐ&ˆÇÔÕ      \n$ˆÇÖ× \n$ˆÇØÙ #ˆÇÚÛ   \n$ˆÇÜÝ \n$ˆ    )\"ˆÃ‡" 
[current-load-list map vc-dir-mode-map vc-dir-tool-bar-map default-boundp 
set-default make-sparse-keymap tool-bar-local-item-from-menu vc-dir-find-file 
"open" tool-bar-local-item "bookmark_add" vc-dir-toggle-mark :help "Toggle mark 
on current item" vc-dir-previous-line "left-arrow" :rtl "right-arrow" 
vc-dir-next-line vc-print-log "info" vc-dir-refresh "refresh" 
nonincremental-search-forward "search" vc-dir-kill-dir-status-process "cancel" 
quit-window "exit"] 9)
  require(vc-dispatcher)
  byte-code("ÁÂ!ˆÁÃ!ˆÁÄ!ˆÁÅ!ˆÆÇ\"„ÈBÉÊËÌÍÎ%‡" [minor-mode-alist require 
vc-hooks vc-dispatcher tool-bar ewoc assoc vc-parent-buffer (vc-parent-buffer 
vc-parent-buffer-name) custom-declare-group vc nil "Version-control system in 
Emacs." :group tools] 6)

note that if debug-on-error is nil , there is no error.
also, debug-on-error has to be set to t before the first C-x v =.

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The program isn't debugged until the last user is dead.