I am somewhat of newbie with emacs. Sorry for length of email, but I tried to 
include everything requested by the installation notes.

The JDE for emacs looked like it was worth trying. I installed and it mostly 
works, except....

Doing a compile of a Java source file (JDE->Compile, or C-c C-v C-c) works
fine until I attempt to compile the lisp sources for JDE. 

The compile of the lisp sources (M-x jde-compile-jde) yields various
  "reference to free variable" messages and a final 
  "The function `extent-list' is not known to be defined."
See below for complete messages buffer contents.

If I then try a Java compile, I get (see below for full backtrace)
    "(wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)"
from emacs. 

Any suggestions from the experts?

Do the warnings/errors from the jde-compile-jde mean anything?

My enviroment  is:
  SuSE Linux 8.1 on Pentium 900mhz, 512MB
  kde 3.0.5a
  emacs 21.2
  jde 2.3.2 (didn't have much luck installing 2.2.8-1)
  elib-1.0-813
  bsh-1.1a11-1
  semantic-1.4-realtime.1
  speedbar-0.14beta4-realtime.1
  eieio-0.17-beta3
  .emacs contents follow below
  
Jim Wilson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux User # 302849

-- ~/.gnu-emacs-custom ----------
;; function to save buffer and then compile
(defun my-save-compile ()
  (interactive)
  (save-buffer)
  (compile compile-command)
)

(global-set-key [f12] 'my-save-compile)

(add-hook 'java-mode-hook
          (function
           (lambda ()
             (make-local-variable 'compile-command)
             (setq compile-command
                   (concat "javac " 
                           (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name))))))
(add-hook 'perl-mode-hook
           (lambda ()
             (make-local-variable 'compile-command)
             (setq compile-command
                   (concat "perl -c " 
                           (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))))

;; This .emacs file illustrates the minimul setup
;; required to run the JDE.

;; Set the debug option to enable a backtrace when a
;; problem occurs.
(setq debug-on-error t)

;; Update the Emacs load-path to include the path to
;; the JDE and its require packages. This code assumes
;; that you have installed the packages in the emacs/site
;; subdirectory of your home directory.


;; minimum jde-settings
(setq EMACS_EXTENSIONS "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/")

(add-to-list 'load-path  EMACS_EXTENSIONS)
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat EMACS_EXTENSIONS "jde-2.3.2/lisp"))
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat EMACS_EXTENSIONS "semantic")) 
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat EMACS_EXTENSIONS "elib"))
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat EMACS_EXTENSIONS "eieio"))
(add-to-list 'load-path (concat EMACS_EXTENSIONS "speedbar"))

;; If you want Emacs to defer loading the JDE until you open a 
;; Java file, edit the following line
;;(setq defer-loading-jde nil)
;; to read:
;;
(setq defer-loading-jde t)
;;

(if defer-loading-jde
    (progn
      (autoload 'jde-mode "jde" "JDE mode." t)
      (setq auto-mode-alist
            (append
             '(("\\.java\\'" . jde-mode))
             auto-mode-alist)))
  (require 'jde))


;; Sets the basic indentation for Java source files
;; to two spaces.
(defun my-jde-mode-hook ()
  (setq c-basic-offset 2))

(add-hook 'jde-mode-hook 'my-jde-mode-hook)

;; Include the following only if you want to run
;; bash as your shell.

;; Setup Emacs to run bash as its primary shell.
(setq shell-file-name "bash")
(setq shell-command-switch "-c")
(setq explicit-shell-file-name shell-file-name)
(setenv "SHELL" shell-file-name)
(setq explicit-sh-args '("-login" "-i"))
(custom-set-variables
  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 '(debug-on-error t)
 '(delete-selection-mode nil nil (delsel))
 '(scroll-bar-mode (quote right)))
(custom-set-faces
  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 )

--backtrace from Java compile----
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)
  insert(nil "\n")
  (save-excursion (set-buffer (oref this :buffer)) (insert "CompileServer 
output:\n") (insert "\n") (setq temp (mapconcat ... args " ")) (insert temp " 
") (insert source-path "\n") (if (not ...) (bsh-eval ...)) (setq proc 
(bsh-get-process)) (setq jde-compile-comint-filter (process-filter proc)) 
(set-process-filter proc (quote jde-compile-filter)) (process-send-string 
proc (concat ... "\n")))
  (let* ((w32-quote-process-args 34) (win32-quote-process-args 34) proc flag 
temp) (save-excursion (set-buffer ...) (insert "CompileServer output:\n") 
(insert "\n") (setq temp ...) (insert temp " ") (insert source-path "\n") (if 
... ...) (setq proc ...) (setq jde-compile-comint-filter ...) 
(set-process-filter proc ...) (process-send-string proc ...)))
  (let* ((directory-sep-char 47) (args ...) (source-path ...) (arg-array ...)) 
(if args (setq arg-array ...)) (setq arg-array (concat arg-array "}")) (let* 
(... ... proc flag temp) (save-excursion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
... ...)))
  jde-compile-compiler([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound 
"1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  apply(jde-compile-compiler [object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" 
unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil 
t])
  eieio-generic-call(jde-compile-run-server ([object jde-compile-javac-14 
"javac 1.4.x" unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on 
*Backtrace*> nil t]))
  jde-compile-run-server([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound 
"1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  (if (oref this :use-server-p) (jde-compile-run-server this) 
(jde-compile-run-exec this))
  jde-compile-compiler([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound 
"1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  apply(jde-compile-compiler [object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" 
unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil 
t])
  eieio-generic-call(jde-compile-launch ([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 
1.4.x" unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on 
*Backtrace*> nil t]))
  jde-compile-launch([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound "1.4" 
unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  jde-compile-compiler([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound 
"1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  apply(jde-compile-compiler [object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" 
unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil 
t])
  eieio-generic-call(jde-compile-compile ([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 
1.4.x" unbound "1.4" unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on 
*Backtrace*> nil t]))
  jde-compile-compile([object jde-compile-javac-14 "javac 1.4.x" unbound "1.4" 
unbound #<buffer *compilation*> #<window 13 on *Backtrace*> nil t])
  (progn (oset compiler :interactive-args (if ... ...)) (jde-compile-compile 
compiler))
  (if compiler (progn (oset compiler :interactive-args ...) 
(jde-compile-compile compiler)) (error "Unknown compiler. Aborting 
compilation."))
  (let ((compiler ...)) (if compiler (progn ... ...) (error "Unknown compiler. 
Aborting compilation.")))
  jde-compile()
  call-interactively(jde-compile)

-----output of jde-compile-jde----------------
 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/beanshell.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:12 2003
  ** reference to free variable jde-ant-home

While compiling bsh-exit:
  ** reference to free variable jde-ant-invocation-method

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/efc.el at Sat Feb  8 
14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-ant.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-autoload.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-bug.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-checkstyle.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:12 2003

While compiling jde-make-checkstyle-command:
  ** reference to free variable jde-run-java-vm-w
  ** reference to free variable jde-run-java-vm

While compiling the end of the data:
  ** The function `jde-get-checkstyle-options' is not known to be defined.

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-compat.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-compile.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:12 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-complete.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:13 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-db.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:13 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-dbo.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:14 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-dbs.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:14 2003
  ** The function `frame-highest-window' is not known to be defined.

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-ejb.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:15 2003

While compiling toplevel forms:
  ** assignment to free variable current-ejb-name
  ** assignment to free variable current-ejb-package
  ** reference to free variable current-ejb-name

While compiling current-ejb-package:
  ** reference to free variable current-ejb-package

While compiling jde-ejb-gen-bean:
  ** assignment to free variable current-ejb-package
  ** reference to free variable ejb-dir

While compiling the end of the data:
  ** The following functions are not known to be defined: jde-ejb-remote,
    jde-ejb-home

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-gen.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:15 2003

While compiling jde-gen-get-package-statement:
  ** reference to free variable jde-package-unknown-package-name

While compiling the end of the data:
  ** The following functions are not known to be defined:
    replace-in-string, jde-package-get-package-directory,
    jde-package-convert-directory-to-package

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-help.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:15 2003
  ** The function `url-file-exists' is not known to be defined.

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-imenu.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:15 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-import.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:16 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-java-font-lock.el 
at Sat Feb  8 14:12:16 2003

While compiling toplevel forms:
  ** font-lock-defaults-alist is an obsolete variable; use font-lock-defaults
     instead.
  ** font-lock-set-defaults called with 1 argument, but accepts only 0

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-java-grammar.el 
at Sat Feb  8 14:12:16 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-javadoc-gen.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:16 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-javadoc.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:16 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-jdb.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:16 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-make.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:17 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-open-source.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:17 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-package.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:17 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-parse-class.el at 
Sat Feb  8 14:12:17 2003

While compiling jde-parse-class-get-code-attribute:
  ** reference to free variable jde-parse-class-opcode-vec

While compiling jde-parse-class-get-constants:
  ** assignment to free variable i

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-parse.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:18 2003

While compiling jde-etags-recognize-tags-table:
  ** assignment to free variable find-tag-tag-order

While compiling the end of the data:
  ** The following functions are not known to be defined:
    tag-exact-match-p, file-of-tag, etags-recognize-tags-table

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-run.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:18 2003

While compiling jde-run-get-vm:
  ** function jde-run-get-vm defined multiple times in this file

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-stat.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:18 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-util.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:18 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-which-method.el 
at Sat Feb  8 14:12:18 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-widgets.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:18 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-wiz.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:18 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde-xref.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:19 2003

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/jde.el at Sat Feb  8 
14:12:19 2003

While compiling the end of the data:
  ** The function `setnu-mode' might not be defined at runtime.

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/setnu.el at Sat Feb  
8 14:12:20 2003
  ** The following functions are not known to be defined:
    set-extent-begin-glyph, remove-specifier, set-specifier

 
Compiling file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/jde-2.3.2/lisp/tree-widget.el at Sat 
Feb  8 14:12:20 2003

While compiling toplevel forms:
  ** reference to free variable widget-button-keymap
  ** The function `extent-list' is not known to be defined.

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