GNU bug report logs - #80362
emacs impossible to compile

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Package: emacs; Reported by: Alexandru Corlan <alexandru@HIDDEN>; Keywords: notabug; dated Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:35:02 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN.
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Eli Zaretskii <eliz@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.

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tags 80362 notabug
thanks

> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 16:17:37 +0200
> From: Alexandru Corlan <alexandru@HIDDEN>
> 
> I have Linux Mint 22.1. 
> 
> As emacs (29.3) does not have ada-mode anymore, I tried to compile an earlier
> emacs. I downloaded emacs archives from v24 to v27, said:
> 
> ./configure --with-x-toolkit=no --with-xpm=no --with-jpeg=no --with-gif=no --with-tiff=no --with-gnutls=no
> 
> worked.. make failed with compilation errors, at each version. I tried to replace
> my gcc-13 with gcc-9 and obtained the same result.

Yes, building old versions of Emacs with the newer development tools
and libc is problematic, due to changes in those tools that are never
retrofitted into old Emacs releases.  Doesn't your distro provide
older versions of Emacs that you could just install?

> I also tried to compile the sepparate ada-mode version 8.0, eventually
> succeeded once but failed to install on emacs 29.3. The resulting
> ada-mode directory is almost half a gigabyte!
> 
> Can you restore the old ada mode in emacs? Even if it doesn't do very advanced
> things, even if it doesn't know ada 2022?

ada-mode is now on GNU ELPA, and is unlikely to be added back.
However, you should be able to download it from there and use it with
Emacs 29.3 you have.

Adding Stephen to this discussion, in case you have problems with that
and need further help.




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bug#80362; Package emacs. Full text available.

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I have Linux Mint 22.1. 

As emacs (29.3) does not have ada-mode anymore, I tried to compile an earlier
emacs. I downloaded emacs archives from v24 to v27, said:

./configure --with-x-toolkit=no --with-xpm=no --with-jpeg=no --with-gif=no --with-tiff=no --with-gnutls=no

worked.. make failed with compilation errors, at each version. I tried to replace
my gcc-13 with gcc-9 and obtained the same result.

I also tried to compile the sepparate ada-mode version 8.0, eventually
succeeded once but failed to install on emacs 29.3. The resulting
ada-mode directory is almost half a gigabyte!

Can you restore the old ada mode in emacs? Even if it doesn't do very advanced
things, even if it doesn't know ada 2022?

Thank you,
Alexandru Corlan






Acknowledgement sent to Alexandru Corlan <alexandru@HIDDEN>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN. Full text available.
Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN:
bug#80362; Package emacs. Full text available.
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