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cannot open doc string file "loaddefs.elc" shown for many functions in the minibuffer (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hello, when executing M-x in emacs 29.1 vanilla, looking for ~apropos~ related commands, I see that this error message is shown instead of the usual description in the minibuffer.

I assume this error only happens with emacs native functions, not with the most of the commands coming from other packages.

How can I fix this? thanks for your help.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I suggest reinstalling Emacs, as your install sounds kinda broken. That file should not be missing, and I'd guess it's not the only one.