missing calc-loaddefs.el
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hajovonta · 2022-09-16 12:13

Hi all,

recently I noticed I can't use calc.

To M-x calc Emacs is complaining with:

`apply: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, calc-
loaddefs.el`

on (setq debug-on-error t) I get this:

>Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Cannot open load file"
"No such file or directory" "calc-loaddefs.el")

      #<subr load>("calc-loaddefs.el" nil t nil nil)
      apply(#<subr load> ("calc-loaddefs.el" nil t))
      load("calc-loaddefs.el" nil t)
      #<subr autoload-do-load>((autoload "calc" ("loaddefs.elc" .
123436) t nil) calc nil)
      apply(#<subr autoload-do-load> ((autoload "calc" ("loaddefs.elc"
. 123436) t nil) calc))
      autoload-do-load((autoload "calc" ("loaddefs.elc" . 123436) t
nil) calc)
      command-execute(calc record)
      execute-extended-command(nil "calc")

I'm now out of ideas, this file "loaddefs.elc" is really not present
on my system.

What should I do?

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Stefan-Kangas · 2022-09-16 20:02

You didn't indicate what version you're running, so it's hard to help
you. It seems like there might be something wrong with your
installation of Emacs.

(If you're running the `master` branch, I suggest `make bootstrap`.)

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hajovonta · 2022-09-16 20:15

it's snapshot 29.0.50. Should I reinstall Emacs?

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Stefan-Kangas · 2022-09-16 20:22

I'd try that, yes. If you can't get it working, include the details
from `M-x report-emacs-bug` and send an email to [bug-gnu-
emacs@gnu.org](mailto:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org).

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richardxday · 2022-09-17 07:51

This is also happening on Ubuntu 22.04 using the PPA
[http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-
elisp/ppa/ubuntu](http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-elisp/ppa/ubuntu)

Which is:

GNU Emacs 29.0.50 (build 1, x86\_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
3.24.33, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2022-09-15


And it's been this way for a couple of months I'd say - I reverted to
the stock version that comes with Ubuntu  (emacs 27).

I've raised a bug on it.

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hajovonta · 2022-09-19 11:42

thanks, that's my version. Yes, a couple of months ago, I'm not sure
exactly.

Thanks for raising a bug. Can you please share the link?

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hajovonta · 2022-09-19 11:43

I've reinstalled emacs, but unfortunately, this didn't solve the
problem. As richardxday confirmed, the problem is not on my side.

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richardxday · 2022-09-19 12:25

I reported it but it looks like it's an issue with the PPA
([http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-
elisp/ppa/ubuntu](http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-elisp/ppa/ubuntu)) I
use and not with emacs itself. The bug got rejected by the emacs team.

calc-loaddefs.el does exist in the emacs code repository so it is
likely a build problem with your system.

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hajovonta · 2022-09-19 13:05

I couldn't locate this file. Can we place it in the load path
somewhere?

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Stefan-Kangas · 2022-09-19 13:23

Where did you install it from? I'd report it to whoever created that
package.

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hajovonta · 2022-09-19 14:19

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-elisp/ppa/ubuntu focal main

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Stefan-Kangas · 2022-09-19 14:37

So you should report it to whoever operates that PPA, because
something there doesn't seem right.

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[deleted] · 2022-09-19 16:22

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Stefan-Kangas · 2022-09-19 16:22

See also https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=57875

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hajovonta · 2022-10-03 09:38

fyi: with the latest update, Calc is working again.

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hajovonta · 2022-10-03 09:39

fyi: with the latest update, Calc is working again.