On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Paul Bowyer pbowyer@olynet.com wrote:
I've recently tried to use Emacs 24.1.1 which is available from the repository of Linux Mint and I cannot get slime to run properly with it.
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The message I get in the emacs message when I try ALT-x slime window is: define-slime-contrib: Symbol's value as variable is void: --cl---cl-var--11849--
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make compile
I think 24.1 has some issues with lexical binding. João suggests a workaround here: https://github.com/slime/slime/issues/122#issuecomment-36518247. Alternatively, you could upgrade your Emacs to 24.3 if that's feasible for you.
HTH,