Re: "transient-define-suffix" autoload error ?

[Stefan Monnier]

> A '--no-init-file' does make the error go away.  That suggests that it is
> a problem with my packages.  The only packages that I am using that use
> transient (AFAICT) is forge and magit.  Debugging them is going to be
> difficult -- they looked good on requires in my first look.

Ah, then if `--debug-init` does not help, maybe you should

    emacs -Q --eval '(setq debug-on-error t debug-on-signal t) \
             -l ~/.emacs.d/init.el

which may give you a more interesting backtrace (but beware:
`debug-on-signal` will also give you false positives about errors which
aren't ones).

> I use-package to load almost all of my interesting package, so I tried
> to ':disabled' these two as a first test.  The error still comes up.

Maybe the problem is in `~/.emacs.d/package-quickstart.el(c)`?

> 1. When are the native packages loaded in the startup sequence?
> 2. Does disabling a package via use-package prevent the native code from
> loading as well?
> 3. Is there a way to tell Emacs 28.2 to ignore the native code?
> 4. Does the natve compiler clean up old code from the cache?
> 5. Could my error be happening in the native code?

I don't see any indication in what you sent that the problem is linked
to native compilation.  Of course, maybe it is, but my crystal ball is
screaming "look elsewhere".


        Stefan