bug#11837: 24.1.50; *Compile-Log* Error: Don't know how to compile nil

[Stefan Monnier]

> emacs -Q --debug-init --eval '(setq load-path (cons 
> "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" load-path))' -l 
> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex.el ex.ltx

> After start in window at bottom message is shown:

> Error: Don't know how to compile nil

Can you please try: emacs -Q --debug-init --eval '(setq load-path (cons 
"/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" load-path) debug-on-error t byte-compile-debug t)' 
-l /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex.el ex.ltx

and show us the resulting backtrace (assuming you get one)?


        Stefan