On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Paul Kinnucan wrote: > Binil Thomas writes: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I tried to install semantic1.4beta14 (which said it needed > > speedbar-0.14beta4 in is doccumentation at the website, so I got that > > too), but still it didnt work. :( > > > > So, amidst mounting frustration, I tried what was the best thing I > > possibly could have - I installed the **same** packages I was using at > > work, viz. semantic-1.4beta11-1, speedbar-0.14beta2-1 and eieio-0.17-beta3 > > - and it worked! > > > > Thank you Bobby for trying to help me! > > > > I will getting some experience in Emacs + JDE and after sometime maybe I > > will be more comfortable upgrading :-) > > > > A few releases ago the JDE started checking the versions of required packages to >ensure that the user has the correct version. This has been a mixed blessing because >some of the required packages are evolving faster than the JDEE. This causes the >JDEE's version checking code to signal an error when you use a version of a package >that is later than the last last version tested with the JDEE. Generally the JDEE >runs fine with the latest version of a required package. Fortunately, the JDEE allows >you to turn off version checking (see jde-check-version-flag). So if you have the >latest version of the required packages and you get a version checking error from the >JDEE, turn off version checking. > > - Paul > Thank you very much Paul! The error I got seems to be just the one you explained above. But respecting the age old engineering tradition of not trying to "fix" something that works perfectly, I am not going to fiddle with my Emacs anymore - atleast not anytime soon.
Thanks again! - Binil -- And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - PF
