Emacs does not start: native compiler error: circular list

Since the latest update, my emacs does not start anymore (this one is

still running; I don’t dare stop it). The error also comes up during

editing elisp files. The error displayed is:

emacs --version GNU Emacs 30.0.92

Error: circular-list (("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6))

mapcan(#[(dir) ((if (equal dir needle) (nconc '("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6) (list dir)) (list dir))) nil] ("/home/arne/.emacs.d/eln-cache/" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/ml6xyl3py6hqfdps2sypdi7s212y7k02-emacs-next-30.0.92-0.881d593/bin/../lib/emacs/30.0.92/native-lisp/"))

(setq native-comp-eln-load-path (mapcan #'(lambda (dir) (if (equal dir needle) (nconc '("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6) (list dir)) (list dir))) native-comp-eln-load-path))

(let ((needle (expand-file-name "../../../lib/emacs/native-site-lisp"))) (setq native-comp-eln-load-path (mapcan #'(lambda (dir) (if (equal dir needle) (nconc '("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyjList contains a loop: ("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" ...)

7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6) (list dir)) (list dir))) native-comp-eln-load-path)))

(progn (let ((needle (expand-file-name "../../../lib/emacs/native-site-lisp"))) (setq native-comp-eln-load-path (mapcan #'(lambda (dir) (if (equal dir needle) (nconc '("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6) (list dir)) (list dir))) native-comp-eln-load-path))))

(if (boundp 'native-comp-eln-load-path) (progn (let ((needle (expand-file-name "../../../lib/emacs/native-site-lisp"))) (setq native-comp-eln-load-path (mapcan #'(lambda (dir) (if (equal dir needle) (nconc '("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" . #6) (list dir)) (list dir))) native-comp-eln-load-path)))))

load-with-code-conversion("/home/arne/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el" "/home/arne/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el" t t)

load("/home/arne/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el" t t t)

normal-top-level()

/home/arne/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el contains

(normal-top-level-add-to-load-path (list "/gnu/store/2lrjjdxzcf9ngq0yalg4kc05gx5d1pvj-emacs-ag-0.48/share/emacs/site-lisp/ag-0.48" "/gnu/store/f37kf9y8bmmrds2z05mp2and5jr8ibda-emacs-dash-2.19.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/dash-2.19.1" "/gnu/store/vgs5nsgjf2n5x8f3bfavqxq6srnmz2fk-emacs-s-1.13.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/s-1.13.0" "/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex-14.0.8" "/gnu/store/3wslxshh2b5q0q4p7lqvqcmc7vdmgaa9-emacs-bbdb-3.2.2.4/share/emacs/site-lisp/bbdb-3.2.2.4" "/gnu/store/7b2pimm1n8sy275g8aqfqjc7lwap5d4z-emacs-compat-30.0.1.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/compat-30.0.1.0" "/gnu/store/r0ns07124vsfq95bpnczcvvkii8bakzp-emacs-dart-mode-1.0.7/share/emacs/site-lisp/dart-mode-1.0.7" "/gnu/store/vf3pa8abaflv7j4hmryw8d80wnvkzmm4-emacs-flycheck-34.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/flycheck-34.1" "/gnu/store/qwj97x725vh5sgacl7wmhlfy5yah4rsr-emacs-dashboard-1.8.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/dashboard-1.8.0" "/gnu/store/240g054hmlpsw408rx5bvwsyhb8llxpw-emacs-page-break-lines-0.15/share/emacs/site-lisp/page-break-lines-0.15" "/gnu/store/rwxlfm68kmk0lif010l2n7f03aamcz7x-emacs-deadgrep-0.13/share/emacs/site-lisp/deadgrep-0.13" "/gnu/store/27h9sd0p57krfnvsqc84fa7jmc6c8sip-emacs-spinner-1.7.4/share/emacs/site-lisp/spinner-1.7.4" "/gnu/store/4yi13wqp5dadsdzp9b1i2kn8i8pqc2a4-emacs-desktop-environment-0.5.0-0.bc1153a/share/emacs/site-lisp/desktop-environment-0.5.0-0.bc1153a" "/gnu/store/z8445nmr869wrqcac8lmxq1yi5djhs6x-emacs-dumb-jump-0.5.4/share/emacs/site-lisp/dumb-jump-0.5.4" "/gnu/store/31q8ib1mlbhr2ds7fjsvqd8zsilakc2a-emacs-f-0.21.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/f-0.21.0" "/gnu/store/8ji5wkicm5d6ib6faswdm0hqgs6lp5n7-emacs-popup-0.5.9/share/emacs/site-lisp/popup-0.5.9" "/gnu/store/gkjjrgfp2m825v4dx3ffy6a24lcqypay-emacs-elfeed-3.4.2/share/emacs/site-lisp/elfeed-3.4.2" "/gnu/store/26hjh6j0f2dg4526nbazs2wvrhkq7pl1-emacs-elfeed-org-0.1-1.77b6bbf/share/emacs/site-lisp/elfeed-org-0.1-1.77b6bbf" "/gnu/store/qm7l110iyy7r5yp95c5lbkjldv9nd4c0-emacs-org-9.7.19/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-9.7.19" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpher-3.6.4" "/gnu/store/5qfymj7mqsd4cx8bfhk6pb98zgnp1k65-emacs-emms-20.2/share/emacs/site-lisp/emms-20.2" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/share/emacs/site-lisp/exwm-0.32" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/share/emacs/site-lisp/xelb-0.20" "/gnu/store/0czgacfliafil0f4iqpjd1ia9gd8qhm8-emacs-helm-exwm-0.0.2/share/emacs/site-lisp/helm-exwm-0.0.2" "/gnu/store/a4fjiha6yg5bcmvpjd4hw28jjiqjs174-emacs-helm-4.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/helm-4.0" "/gnu/store/f663l42zqz7c33s9pnq3rbxsnxff9vwx-emacs-async-1.9.9/share/emacs/site-lisp/async-1.9.9" "/gnu/store/5np675lrxrnzr9vzw8j371l4axmcc0il-emacs-geiser-guile-0.28.3/share/emacs/site-lisp/geiser-guile-0.28.3" "/gnu/store/bqls0jspv31ncipzsj87ykcx89y9lawk-emacs-geiser-0.31.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/geiser-0.31.1" "/gnu/store/52pn57jan26qy2rrrpyx70nk9rz0qbws-emacs-helm-emms-1.3-3.37e5aa0/share/emacs/site-lisp/helm-emms-1.3-3.37e5aa0" "/gnu/store/5nj8765a0hhgaplj28hhlknzxlcpfyq5-emacs-helm-firefox-1.3/share/emacs/site-lisp/helm-firefox-1.3" "/gnu/store/hm1bdlqcxy7j1bybzr2nx1qvvblhg1yv-emacs-magit-4.1.3/share/emacs/site-lisp/magit-4.1.3" "/gnu/store/lfkcas37dz9ph2izqwkg0n1zzz177wks-emacs-transient-0.8.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/transient-0.8.1" "/gnu/store/fdiv223fm0zz6nif8llhhf5391ahxy04-emacs-with-editor-3.4.3/share/emacs/site-lisp/with-editor-3.4.3" "/gnu/store/b9389qnq6c3p099cc5jjrflansvijk8a-emacs-ghub-4.2.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/ghub-4.2.0" "/gnu/store/cr5h6zwirjy33gkaws4isssg9l8f7j62-emacs-let-alist-1.0.6/share/emacs/site-lisp/let-alist-1.0.6" "/gnu/store/1xysjdf98gf53ys06hsdnd10jz2mslpm-emacs-treepy-0.1.2/share/emacs/site-lisp/treepy-0.1.2" "/gnu/store/vmldypgrrxkkyy81aikbrkslp46159bc-emacs-org-contrib-0.6/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-contrib-0.6" "/gnu/store/bhbz9g0xl3c27qypnl8l9c2p6cvk38yn-emacs-org-edit-latex-0.8.3/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-edit-latex-0.8.3" "/gnu/store/2xgawfylhjhg5v7n1x02qz59h7nmb9gr-emacs-ox-rss-0-0.83dc898/share/emacs/site-lisp/ox-rss-0-0.83dc898" "/gnu/store/75nymzxal8gyv1mpj9ib7yx7drlr0s74-emacs-pdf-tools-1.1.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/pdf-tools-1.1.0" "/gnu/store/wnv08m37x9vfjdishfns1jcgqgvhxn6g-emacs-tablist-1.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/tablist-1.1" "/gnu/store/7hj5j7jz8z0l7s45193djv7wfxyrr489-emacs-pinentry-0.1-1.dcc9ba0/share/emacs/site-lisp/pinentry-0.1-1.dcc9ba0" "/gnu/store/ykhkdp27anzjbpw2aal6awwhp01988zl-emacs-tldr-0-2.1b09d20/share/emacs/site-lisp/tldr-0-2.1b09d20" "/gnu/store/0mkbyh78p2ja4x94zfsgf6zvr23qbq8y-emacs-request-0.3.2-1.3336eaa/share/emacs/site-lisp/request-0.3.2-1.3336eaa" "/gnu/store/r524wsnzmz38f4r2l7nbawfd1224ibgq-emacs-deferred-0.5.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/deferred-0.5.1" "/gnu/store/zflv5cynp5llmb7zznx4w9j8q3hmndj9-emacs-typo-1.1/share/emacs/site-lisp/typo-1.1" "/gnu/store/pkcjy009rz0jjnzp41wlk0hrqsj35x04-emacs-use-package-2.4.4/share/emacs/site-lisp/use-package-2.4.4" "/gnu/store/nsk5gj8ji955cg9h94k45fnpq2h67rra-emacs-diminish-0.46-1.fd486ef/share/emacs/site-lisp/diminish-0.46-1.fd486ef" "/gnu/store/skyibyh7p3s2vyd1w17jdqwdvbsli69y-emacs-web-mode-17.3.20/share/emacs/site-lisp/web-mode-17.3.20" "/gnu/store/d0vvvqwkjmywnjrzpndmvgl0xpbi5dn8-emacs-xref-1.7.0/share/emacs/site-lisp/xref-1.7.0" "/gnu/store/q4jb3jzq34nzsb5mk5z9z4w902im8qqk-guile-wisp-1.0.12/share/emacs/site-lisp/guile-wisp-1.0.12" "/gnu/store/vidb7cnm1zm12mnq3fhdi156pan50x6x-mu-1.12.7/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e"))

(when (boundp (quote native-comp-eln-load-path)) (let ((needle (expand-file-name "../../../lib/emacs/native-site-lisp"))) (setq native-comp-eln-load-path (mapcan (lambda (dir) (if (equal dir needle) (nconc (quote ("/gnu/store/f8zrssfkk0bl84jw99f7jnv6d4qacb1i-emacs-auctex-14.0.8/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/qvwhyxyj7hrv4582mf8dmmmwbgf6m5vi-emacs-elpher-3.6.4/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/2f89ygldzm5ikrgd8fip7wjlz0q791jl-emacs-exwm-0.32/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp" "/gnu/store/8gy6vjlqqd7hbiqz53afgh5cai87idbd-emacs-xelb-0.20/lib/emacs/native-site-lisp")) (list dir)) (list dir))) native-comp-eln-load-path))))

Best wishes,

Arne

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Unpolitisch sein

heißt politisch sein,

ohne es zu merken.

draketo.de

Temporary workaround to get Emacs to start again:

EMACSNATIVELOADPATH="" emacs

Best wishes,

Arne

--

Unpolitisch sein

heißt politisch sein,

ohne es zu merken.

draketo.de

Duplicate of 75709@debbugs.gnu.org