gnuserv doesn't give helpful error messages

[frederik]

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In GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (powerpc-debian-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2002-03-26 on voltaire, modified by Debian
configured using `configure  powerpc-debian-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr 
--sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --localstatedir=/var/lib 
--infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-pop=yes --with-x=yes 
--with-x-toolkit=athena --without-gif'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

When I try to run gnuserv (by typing "M-x gnuserv-start"), I get the
following message:

Gnuserv process exited; restart with `M-x gnuserv-start'

This isn't enough to give me even a very basic hint as to what went
wrong.

----------------------------------------------------------------

Recent input:
ESC x g n u s e r TAB DEL TAB RET ESC x e m a c s - 
C-g ESC x ESC p RET C-x o C-x b * M TAB RET C-p C-@ 
C-e ESC w C-x C-x ESC x ESC p ESC p ESC x e m a DEL 
DEL DEL r e p TAB TAB o TAB r TAB RET

Recent messages:
call-interactively: Quit
Restarting gnuserv
Gnuserv process exited; restart with `M-x gnuserv-start'
Mark set
next-history-element: Beginning of history; no preceding item
call-interactively: Quit
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