(void-variable please\.<br)

[manuel-uberti]

I upgraded from MELPA last night. Upon calling paradox-list-packages, this is what I get:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable please\.<br)
  byte-code("\301!\210\302 \207" [please\.<br \, Debian] 2)
  require(spinner)
  byte-code("\301\302!\210\303\304\305\306\307DD\310\311\312\211\313\314\315\316\"BBB\317\320\313\321\312\313\314\315\322\"BBBF\323BBBB\324\325\326\327&  \207" [spinner-types require spinner custom-declare-variable paradox-spinner-type funcall function #[0 "\300\207" [horizontal-moving] 1] "Holds the type of spinner to be used in the mode-line.\nTakes a value accepted by `spinner-start'." :type choice :tag "Choose a spinner by name" mapcar #[257 "\300
@D\207" [const] 3 "\n\n(fn C)"] (const :tag "A random spinner" random) repeat "A list of symbols from `spinner-types' to randomly choose from" #[257 "\300
@D\207" [const] 3 "\n\n(fn C)"] ((vector :tag "A user defined vector" (repeat :inline t string))) :package-version (paradox . "2.1") :group paradox-execute] 17)
  require(paradox-core)
  byte-code("\300\301!\210\300\302!\210\300\303!\210\300\304!\210\300\305!\207" [require package cl-lib paradox-core paradox-execute paradox-menu] 2)
  autoload-do-load((autoload "paradox" "Improved version of `package-list-packages'.  The heart of Paradox.\nFunction is equivalent to `package-list-packages' (including the\nprefix NO-FETCH), but the resulting Package Menu is improved in\nseveral ways.\n\nAmong them:\n\n1. Uses `paradox-menu-mode', which has more functionality and\nkeybinds than `package-menu-mode'.\n\n2. Uses some font-locking to improve readability.\n\n3. Optionally shows the number GitHub stars and Melpa downloads\nfor packages.\n\n4. Adds useful information in the mode-line.\n\n(fn NO-FETCH)" t nil) paradox-list-packages)
  command-execute(paradox-list-packages)

[manuel-uberti]

I tried reinstalling Paradox:


Compiling no file at Wed Feb 10 12:31:24 2016
Leaving directory ‘/home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827’

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox-commit-list.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:24 2016
Entering directory ‘/home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/’
paradox-commit-list.el:30:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox-core.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:24 2016
paradox-core.el:125:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox-execute.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:24 2016
paradox-execute.el:35:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox-github.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:25 2016
paradox-github.el:28:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox-menu.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:25 2016
paradox-menu.el:30:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

Compiling file /home/manuel/.emacs.d/elpa/paradox-20160119.1827/paradox.el at Wed Feb 10 12:31:25 2016
paradox.el:106:1:Error: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, spinner

I deleted both Paradox and Spinner directories from my ~/.emac.d/elpa

[manuel-uberti]

Just reinstalled paradox from MELPA and spinner as a dependency. Now it's working fine. Forget about the issue, then. :-)