Re: autoload failure

[Jason Rumney]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> I suspect this is a Windows-specific problem, so I can't help you.
> You could try debugging WHY it gets this error:
>
> "./../bin/emacs.exe" -batch --no-init-file --no-site-file --multibyte -l 
> autoload \
>         --eval '(setq find-file-hooks nil \
>                 find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings t \
>                 generated-autoload-file \
>                   "/cygdrive/d/pub/emacs/emacs-21.3.50/lisp/loaddefs.el")' \
>         -f batch-update-autoloads /cygdrive/d/pub/emacs/emacs-21.3.50/lisp 
> calc calendar emacs-lisp emulation eshell gnus international language mail 
> mh-e net obsolete play progmodes term textmodes toolbar url
> Cannot open load file: autoload

The path "/cygdrive/d/pub/emacs" is not valid on Windows. It is an
indication that you are using Cygwin make, which the docs explicitly
say to avoid for this reason.