Re: idlwave won't byte compile

[Kevin Rodgers]

Jeff Berry wrote:
> I'm trying to install idlwave-5.3 for a user at my site, and it
> won't byte compile.  I'm running AIX4.3 and emacs-21.3, and when
> I try to make idlwave, I get this:
> ===================
> emacs-21.3 -batch -no-init-file -l lpath.el -f batch-byte-compile idlwave.el 
idlw-help.el idlw-shell.el idlw-rinfo.el idlw-toolbar.el 
idlw-complete-structtag.el idlw-roprompt.el
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlwave.el:
>   !! error (("Required feature idlw-help was not provided"))
> Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-help.elc
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-shell.el:
>   !! error (("Required feature idlw-help was not provided"))
> Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-rinfo.elc
> Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-toolbar.elc
> Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-complete-structtag.elc
> Wrote /mnt/src/idlwave-5.3/idlw-roprompt.elc
> Done
> gmake: *** [lisp] Error 1
> ===================
>
> The file idlw-help.el is in the local directory and the file lpath.el
> looks like this:
> =============
> ;; IDLWAVE helper file for batch compiles -- Make sure we get the right files.
> (setq load-path (cons "." load-path)
>       byte-compile-warnings nil)
> ===============
>
> Am I, not being a lisp programmer or much of emacs user, missing something
> obvious here?

No, idlwave's author did: idlwave.el and idlw-shell.el must have
(require 'idlw-help), but idlw-help.el does not have (provide 'idlw-help);
so add it at the end of the file.

--
Kevin Rodgers