[ESS] Emacs initialisation file doesn't work on a new computer.

[Rodney Sparapani]

On 06/26/2012 11:19 PM, Chris Howden wrote:
> Hi,
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> I figured out what was wrong.
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> I’ve added (require ‘ess-site) to the beginning of my emacs file and it
> works fine on my new computer now. So I think that means ESS hadn’t loaded
> when I referenced ess-mode-map, and as there was nothing associated with
> that Symbol I got the “">  Symbol's value as variable is void: ess-mode-map”
> Error.
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> I’m still a little perplexed as to why my old computer didn’t need it
> though. So if anyone has any ideas as to why I’d be interested in hearing
> them (I know it works now so maybe I should just forget it, but I can’t
> help but be a little curious as to exactly what was going on…..)
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> Thanks for everyone’s help
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> Chris Howden B.Sc. (Hons) GStat.
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Hi Chris:

Well, you must have had (require ‘ess-site), or it's equivalent,
somewhere; otherwise, ESS would have not functioned at all.  So,
on your old computer, it must have been in default.el, site-start.el
or somewhere else if it was not in ~/.emacs itself.   Perhaps, this
is a good time to peruse the emacs manual.  Take a look at the node
Customization; specifically, The Init File, which will tell you all
that you should know.  By the way, we assume that ESS users already
know emacs.  If you don't know emacs, then maybe ESS is not for you.

The first five years of emacs are the worst; after that, it's just
difficult -- Bill Venables

Rodney