Re: [bug] File mode specification error: (void-function file-attribute-inode-number)

[Ihor Radchenko]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

> fyi, i am still trying to get main to work.  there is bug in most
> recent main where org element use cache being set to t makes loading
> infinite.  and another where c-x c-c is very slow but there aren't
> messages saying what it is doing.

I replied in the bug report.

> ....  however, the only
> reason i want to try main is to run the fast batch archiving.  maybe
> bugfix would work for ordinary use.  have not tried it yet.

bugfix does not have the faster archiving. The performance was improved
by fairly complex changes in the old caching code. They are not meant
for bufix.

Also, to test fast batch archiving, you can disable cache persistence
(see org-element-cache-persistent).

>> supporting latest Emacs - 2 versions [1]. Emacs 28 is going to be
>> released in a few months, bundling Org 9.5. If you can, please update
>> your Emacs to at least version 26.
>
> [thanks.  i dread this.  i have been dreading having to upgrade debian
> and idk when i will be able to but have to do it.  and getting a
> signed emacs and installing it might be more trouble than it seems at
> first as every sw [even org] seems to be.]  still trying.

Hmm. What about just building Emacs from source? Newer Emacs can usually
be compiled without a need to install super-new toolchain. You may not
need to update the whole Debian (which can indeed be a nightmare) just
to get newer Emacs.

Best,
Ihor