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spacemacs breaking on the addition of packages to dotspacemacs-additional-packages #10644

Closed Fenton-Fenton closed 6 years ago

Fenton-Fenton commented 6 years ago

On adding a package to dotspacemacs-additional-packages emacs will install the package and work perfectly on the first run, or if I reload .spacemacs without closing emacs down. But on starting emacs again spacemacs breaks and fails to load correctly. Taking the offending package out of .spacemacs does not fix this issue and spacemacs only loads properly when I delete .spacemacs and copy in a backup .spacemacs without the additional package. (I have no idea where this behaviour is coming from)

Running emacs with --debug-init would seem to suggest that this is a font based issue, but switiching the font, even to system defaults, doesn't stop this issue from occuring.

Reproduction guide :beetle:

start emacs edit .spacemacs to include a package in 'dotspacemacs-additional-packages' restart emacs- packages install restart emacs - spacemacs fails to load

removing the edit from .spacemacs - spacemacs still fails to load

Observed behaviour: :eyes: :broken_heart:

For this example I have used writeroom-mode, but I have tried this with other packages, even on graphics related ones and I keep getting the same issue.

Screenshots and debug output:

screen shot 2018-05-04 at 11 45 54 screen shot 2018-05-04 at 11 46 17

--debug-init :

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument plistp :foreground)
  plist-put(:foreground :family "Input Mono")
  set-frame-font(#<font-spec nil nil Input\ Mono nil nil normal nil normal 13 nil nil nil ((:name . "Input Mono"))> nil t)
  (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend)))))
  (progn (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend))))) (throw 'break t))
  (if (find-font (font-spec :name (car plist))) (progn (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend))))) (throw 'break t)))
  (while --dolist-tail-- (setq plist (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (find-font (font-spec :name (car plist))) (progn (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend))))) (throw 'break t))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))
  (let ((--dolist-tail-- plists) plist) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq plist (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (find-font (font-spec :name (car plist))) (progn (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend))))) (throw 'break t))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--))))
  (catch 'break (let ((--dolist-tail-- plists) plist) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq plist (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (find-font (font-spec :name (car plist))) (progn (let* ((font (car plist)) (props (cdr plist)) (scale (plist-get props :powerline-scale)) (font-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove props :powerline-scale) :powerline-offset)) (fontspec (apply 'font-spec :name font font-props))) (spacemacs-buffer/message "Setting font \"%s\"..." font) (set-frame-font fontspec nil t) (setq default-frame-alist (cons (cons 'font (frame-parameter nil 'font)) default-frame-alist)) (setq-default powerline-scale scale) (setq-default powerline-height (spacemacs/compute-powerline-height)) (cond ((eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (setq fallback-font-name "NanumGothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "NanumGothic")) ((eq system-type 'darwin) (setq fallback-font-name "Arial Unicode MS") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Arial Unicode MS")) ((or (eq system-type 'windows-nt) (eq system-type 'cygwin)) (setq fallback-font-name "MS Gothic") (setq fallback-font-name2 "Lucida Sans Unicode")) (t (let ((other system-type)) (setq fallback-font-name nil) (setq fallback-font-name2 nil)))) (if (and fallback-font-name fallback-font-name2) (progn (let* ((fallback-props (spacemacs/mplist-remove (spacemacs/mplist-remove font-props :size) :height)) (fallback-spec (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name fallback-props)) (fallback-spec2 (apply 'font-spec :name fallback-font-name2 fallback-props))) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(10102 . 10131) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(9398 . 9470) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8853 . 8865) fallback-spec nil 'prepend) (set-fontset-font "fontset-default" '(8592 . 8704) fallback-spec2 nil 'prepend))))) (throw 'break t))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))) nil)
  spacemacs/set-default-font(("Input Mono" :size 13 :weight normal :width normal :powerline-scale 1.1))
  (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font))))
  (progn (message "Setting the font...") (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font)))))
  (if init (progn (message "Setting the font...") (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font))))) (setq spacemacs--after-display-system-init-list (cons (function (lambda nil (message "Setting the font...") (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font)))))) spacemacs--after-display-system-init-list)))
  (let ((init (cond ((boundp 'ns-initialized) ns-initialized) ((boundp 'w32-initialized) (font-family-list)) ((boundp 'x-initialized) x-initialized) (t (display-graphic-p))))) (if init (progn (message "Setting the font...") (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font))))) (setq spacemacs--after-display-system-init-list (cons (function (lambda nil (message "Setting the font...") (if (spacemacs/set-default-font dotspacemacs-default-font) nil (spacemacs-buffer/warning "Cannot find any of the specified fonts (%s)! Font settings may not be correct." (if (listp (car dotspacemacs-default-font)) (mapconcat 'car dotspacemacs-default-font ", ") (car dotspacemacs-default-font)))))) spacemacs--after-display-system-init-list))))
  spacemacs/init()
  (if (not (version<= spacemacs-emacs-min-version emacs-version)) (error (concat "Your version of Emacs (%s) is too old. " "Spacemacs requires Emacs version %s or above.") emacs-version spacemacs-emacs-min-version) (load-file (concat (file-name-directory load-file-name) "core/core-load-paths.el")) (require 'core-spacemacs) (spacemacs/init) (configuration-layer/sync) (spacemacs-buffer/display-startup-note) (spacemacs/setup-startup-hook) (require 'server) (if (server-running-p) nil (server-start)))
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*> nil "/Users/admin/.emacs.d/init.el" nil t)  ; Reading at buffer position 1264
  load-with-code-conversion("/Users/admin/.emacs.d/init.el" "/Users/admin/.emacs.d/init.el" t t)
  load("/Users/admin/.emacs.d/init" t t)
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x400cbc7d>)()
  command-line()
  normal-top-level()

Expected behaviour: ❤️ 😄

Not to break on relaunch

System Info 💻

OS: macOS
Emacs: 26.1 (homebrew-emacsmacport)
Spacemacs: 0.200.13
Distribution: spacemacs
Editing style: hybrid
Completion: helm
Layers: helm, emacs-lisp, spell-checking, osx, themes-megapack, python, elfeed
sdwolfz commented 6 years ago

I'm using a package (xclip) via dotspacemacs-additional-packages and I don't encounter this problem. Since you removed the package and that did not fix your problem, It's probably that you made a mistake when adding the package and messed up your .spacemacs file.

Please try adding it again and be careful this time. If that does not work please paste a copy of your failing .spacemacs here (make sure you don't have any password written in it before doing that).

Fenton-Fenton commented 6 years ago

Hi @sdwolfz I've tried this over several times and I've run out of ideas on what might be causing this, I imaigine its stemming from something very specfic, but I'm out of ideas as to how to chase this down further.

My full .spacemacs (with an added package) is fairly standard and is as follows:

;; -*- mode: emacs-lisp -*-
;; This file is loaded by Spacemacs at startup.
;; It must be stored in your home directory.

(defun dotspacemacs/layers ()
  "Configuration Layers declaration.
You should not put any user code in this function besides modifying the variable
values."
  (setq-default
   ;; Base distribution to use. This is a layer contained in the directory
   ;; `+distribution'. For now available distributions are `spacemacs-base'
   ;; or `spacemacs'. (default 'spacemacs)
   dotspacemacs-distribution 'spacemacs
   ;; Lazy installation of layers (i.e. layers are installed only when a file
   ;; with a supported type is opened). Possible values are `all', `unused'
   ;; and `nil'. `unused' will lazy install only unused layers (i.e. layers
   ;; not listed in variable `dotspacemacs-configuration-layers'), `all' will
   ;; lazy install any layer that support lazy installation even the layers
   ;; listed in `dotspacemacs-configuration-layers'. `nil' disable the lazy
   ;; installation feature and you have to explicitly list a layer in the
   ;; variable `dotspacemacs-configuration-layers' to install it.
   ;; (default 'unused)
   dotspacemacs-enable-lazy-installation 'unused
   ;; If non-nil then Spacemacs will ask for confirmation before installing
   ;; a layer lazily. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-ask-for-lazy-installation t
   ;; If non-nil layers with lazy install support are lazy installed.
   ;; List of additional paths where to look for configuration layers.
   ;; Paths must have a trailing slash (i.e. `~/.mycontribs/')
   dotspacemacs-configuration-layer-path '()
   ;; List of configuration layers to load.
   dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
   '(
     ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
     ;; Example of useful layers you may want to use right away.
     ;; Uncomment some layer names and press <SPC f e R> (Vim style) or
     ;; <M-m f e R> (Emacs style) to install them.
     ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
     helm
     ;; auto-completion
     ;; better-defaults
     emacs-lisp
     ;; git
     ;; markdown
     ;; org
     ;; (shell :variables
     ;;        shell-default-height 30
     ;;        shell-default-position 'bottom)
     spell-checking
     ;; syntax-checking
     ;; version-control
     ;;
     ;; my additons bellow 
     osx
     themes-megapack
     python
     ;;
     ;; elfeed and the rss file
     (elfeed :variables rmh-elfeed-org-files (list "~/Dropbox/Org/elfeed.org"))
     )
   ;; List of additional packages that will be installed without being
   ;; wrapped in a layer. If you need some configuration for these
   ;; packages, then consider creating a layer. You can also put the
   ;; configuration in `dotspacemacs/user-config'.
   dotspacemacs-additional-packages '(writeroom-mode)
   ;; A list of packages that cannot be updated.
   dotspacemacs-frozen-packages '()
   ;; A list of packages that will not be installed and loaded.
   dotspacemacs-excluded-packages '()
   ;; Defines the behaviour of Spacemacs when installing packages.
   ;; Possible values are `used-only', `used-but-keep-unused' and `all'.
   ;; `used-only' installs only explicitly used packages and uninstall any
   ;; unused packages as well as their unused dependencies.
   ;; `used-but-keep-unused' installs only the used packages but won't uninstall
   ;; them if they become unused. `all' installs *all* packages supported by
   ;; Spacemacs and never uninstall them. (default is `used-only')
   dotspacemacs-install-packages 'used-only))

(defun dotspacemacs/init ()
  "Initialization function.
This function is called at the very startup of Spacemacs initialization
before layers configuration.
You should not put any user code in there besides modifying the variable
values."
  ;; This setq-default sexp is an exhaustive list of all the supported
  ;; spacemacs settings.
  (setq-default
   ;; If non nil ELPA repositories are contacted via HTTPS whenever it's
   ;; possible. Set it to nil if you have no way to use HTTPS in your
   ;; environment, otherwise it is strongly recommended to let it set to t.
   ;; This variable has no effect if Emacs is launched with the parameter
   ;; `--insecure' which forces the value of this variable to nil.
   ;; (default t)
   dotspacemacs-elpa-https t
   ;; Maximum allowed time in seconds to contact an ELPA repository.
   dotspacemacs-elpa-timeout 5
   ;; If non nil then spacemacs will check for updates at startup
   ;; when the current branch is not `develop'. Note that checking for
   ;; new versions works via git commands, thus it calls GitHub services
   ;; whenever you start Emacs. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-check-for-update nil
   ;; If non-nil, a form that evaluates to a package directory. For example, to
   ;; use different package directories for different Emacs versions, set this
   ;; to `emacs-version'.
   dotspacemacs-elpa-subdirectory nil
   ;; One of `vim', `emacs' or `hybrid'.
   ;; `hybrid' is like `vim' except that `insert state' is replaced by the
   ;; `hybrid state' with `emacs' key bindings. The value can also be a list
   ;; with `:variables' keyword (similar to layers). Check the editing styles
   ;; section of the documentation for details on available variables.
   ;; (default 'vim)
   dotspacemacs-editing-style 'hybrid
   ;; If non nil output loading progress in `*Messages*' buffer. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-verbose-loading nil
   ;; Specify the startup banner. Default value is `official', it displays
   ;; the official spacemacs logo. An integer value is the index of text
   ;; banner, `random' chooses a random text banner in `core/banners'
   ;; directory. A string value must be a path to an image format supported
   ;; by your Emacs build.
   ;; If the value is nil then no banner is displayed. (default 'official)
   dotspacemacs-startup-banner 'official
   ;; List of items to show in startup buffer or an association list of
   ;; the form `(list-type . list-size)`. If nil then it is disabled.
   ;; Possible values for list-type are:
   ;; `recents' `bookmarks' `projects' `agenda' `todos'."
   ;; List sizes may be nil, in which case
   ;; `spacemacs-buffer-startup-lists-length' takes effect.
   dotspacemacs-startup-lists '((recents . 5)
                                (projects . 7))
   ;; True if the home buffer should respond to resize events.
   dotspacemacs-startup-buffer-responsive t
   ;; Default major mode of the scratch buffer (default `text-mode')
   dotspacemacs-scratch-mode 'text-mode
   ;; List of themes, the first of the list is loaded when spacemacs starts.
   ;; Press <SPC> T n to cycle to the next theme in the list (works great
   ;; with 2 themes variants, one dark and one light)
   dotspacemacs-themes '(gotham
                         spacemacs-dark
                         spacemacs-light
                         dichromacy
                         heroku)
   ;; If non nil the cursor color matches the state color in GUI Emacs.
   dotspacemacs-colorize-cursor-according-to-state t
   ;; Default font, or prioritized list of fonts. `powerline-scale' allows to
   ;; quickly tweak the mode-line size to make separators look not too crappy.
   dotspacemacs-default-font '("Input Mono"
                               :size 13
                               :weight normal
                               :width normal
                               :powerline-scale 1.1)
   ;; The leader key
   dotspacemacs-leader-key "SPC"
   ;; The key used for Emacs commands (M-x) (after pressing on the leader key).
   ;; (default "SPC")
   dotspacemacs-emacs-command-key "SPC"
   ;; The key used for Vim Ex commands (default ":")
   dotspacemacs-ex-command-key ":"
   ;; The leader key accessible in `emacs state' and `insert state'
   ;; (default "M-m")
   dotspacemacs-emacs-leader-key "M-m"
   ;; Major mode leader key is a shortcut key which is the equivalent of
   ;; pressing `<leader> m`. Set it to `nil` to disable it. (default ",")
   dotspacemacs-major-mode-leader-key ","
   ;; Major mode leader key accessible in `emacs state' and `insert state'.
   ;; (default "C-M-m")
   dotspacemacs-major-mode-emacs-leader-key "C-M-m"
   ;; These variables control whether separate commands are bound in the GUI to
   ;; the key pairs C-i, TAB and C-m, RET.
   ;; Setting it to a non-nil value, allows for separate commands under <C-i>
   ;; and TAB or <C-m> and RET.
   ;; In the terminal, these pairs are generally indistinguishable, so this only
   ;; works in the GUI. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-distinguish-gui-tab nil
   ;; If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$' in Evil states. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
   ;; If non-nil, the shift mappings `<' and `>' retain visual state if used
   ;; there. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
   ;; If non-nil, J and K move lines up and down when in visual mode.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-visual-line-move-text nil
   ;; If non nil, inverse the meaning of `g' in `:substitute' Evil ex-command.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-ex-substitute-global nil
   ;; Name of the default layout (default "Default")
   dotspacemacs-default-layout-name "Default"
   ;; If non nil the default layout name is displayed in the mode-line.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-display-default-layout nil
   ;; If non nil then the last auto saved layouts are resume automatically upon
   ;; start. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-auto-resume-layouts nil
   ;; Size (in MB) above which spacemacs will prompt to open the large file
   ;; literally to avoid performance issues. Opening a file literally means that
   ;; no major mode or minor modes are active. (default is 1)
   dotspacemacs-large-file-size 1
   ;; Location where to auto-save files. Possible values are `original' to
   ;; auto-save the file in-place, `cache' to auto-save the file to another
   ;; file stored in the cache directory and `nil' to disable auto-saving.
   ;; (default 'cache)
   dotspacemacs-auto-save-file-location 'cache
   ;; Maximum number of rollback slots to keep in the cache. (default 5)
   dotspacemacs-max-rollback-slots 5
   ;; If non nil, `helm' will try to minimize the space it uses. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-helm-resize nil
   ;; if non nil, the helm header is hidden when there is only one source.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-helm-no-header nil
   ;; define the position to display `helm', options are `bottom', `top',
   ;; `left', or `right'. (default 'bottom)
   dotspacemacs-helm-position 'bottom
   ;; Controls fuzzy matching in helm. If set to `always', force fuzzy matching
   ;; in all non-asynchronous sources. If set to `source', preserve individual
   ;; source settings. Else, disable fuzzy matching in all sources.
   ;; (default 'always)
   dotspacemacs-helm-use-fuzzy 'always
   ;; If non nil the paste micro-state is enabled. When enabled pressing `p`
   ;; several times cycle between the kill ring content. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-enable-paste-transient-state nil
   ;; Which-key delay in seconds. The which-key buffer is the popup listing
   ;; the commands bound to the current keystroke sequence. (default 0.4)
   dotspacemacs-which-key-delay 0.4
   ;; Which-key frame position. Possible values are `right', `bottom' and
   ;; `right-then-bottom'. right-then-bottom tries to display the frame to the
   ;; right; if there is insufficient space it displays it at the bottom.
   ;; (default 'bottom)
   dotspacemacs-which-key-position 'bottom
   ;; If non nil a progress bar is displayed when spacemacs is loading. This
   ;; may increase the boot time on some systems and emacs builds, set it to
   ;; nil to boost the loading time. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-loading-progress-bar t
   ;; If non nil the frame is fullscreen when Emacs starts up. (default nil)
   ;; (Emacs 24.4+ only)
   dotspacemacs-fullscreen-at-startup nil
   ;; If non nil `spacemacs/toggle-fullscreen' will not use native fullscreen.
   ;; Use to disable fullscreen animations in OSX. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-fullscreen-use-non-native nil
   ;; If non nil the frame is maximized when Emacs starts up.
   ;; Takes effect only if `dotspacemacs-fullscreen-at-startup' is nil.
   ;; (default nil) (Emacs 24.4+ only)
   dotspacemacs-maximized-at-startup nil
   ;; A value from the range (0..100), in increasing opacity, which describes
   ;; the transparency level of a frame when it's active or selected.
   ;; Transparency can be toggled through `toggle-transparency'. (default 90)
   dotspacemacs-active-transparency 90
   ;; A value from the range (0..100), in increasing opacity, which describes
   ;; the transparency level of a frame when it's inactive or deselected.
   ;; Transparency can be toggled through `toggle-transparency'. (default 90)
   dotspacemacs-inactive-transparency 90
   ;; If non nil show the titles of transient states. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-show-transient-state-title t
   ;; If non nil show the color guide hint for transient state keys. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-show-transient-state-color-guide t
   ;; If non nil unicode symbols are displayed in the mode line. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-mode-line-unicode-symbols t
   ;; If non nil smooth scrolling (native-scrolling) is enabled. Smooth
   ;; scrolling overrides the default behavior of Emacs which recenters point
   ;; when it reaches the top or bottom of the screen. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-smooth-scrolling t
   ;; Control line numbers activation.
   ;; If set to `t' or `relative' line numbers are turned on in all `prog-mode' and
   ;; `text-mode' derivatives. If set to `relative', line numbers are relative.
   ;; This variable can also be set to a property list for finer control:
   ;; '(:relative nil
   ;;   :disabled-for-modes dired-mode
   ;;                       doc-view-mode
   ;;                       markdown-mode
   ;;                       org-mode
   ;;                       pdf-view-mode
   ;;                       text-mode
   ;;   :size-limit-kb 1000)
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-line-numbers nil
   ;; Code folding method. Possible values are `evil' and `origami'.
   ;; (default 'evil)
   dotspacemacs-folding-method 'evil
   ;; If non-nil smartparens-strict-mode will be enabled in programming modes.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-smartparens-strict-mode nil
   ;; If non-nil pressing the closing parenthesis `)' key in insert mode passes
   ;; over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc…
   ;; This can be temporary disabled by pressing `C-q' before `)'. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-smart-closing-parenthesis nil
   ;; Select a scope to highlight delimiters. Possible values are `any',
   ;; `current', `all' or `nil'. Default is `all' (highlight any scope and
   ;; emphasis the current one). (default 'all)
   dotspacemacs-highlight-delimiters 'all
   ;; If non nil, advise quit functions to keep server open when quitting.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-persistent-server nil
   ;; List of search tool executable names. Spacemacs uses the first installed
   ;; tool of the list. Supported tools are `ag', `pt', `ack' and `grep'.
   ;; (default '("ag" "pt" "ack" "grep"))
   dotspacemacs-search-tools '("ag" "pt" "ack" "grep")
   ;; The default package repository used if no explicit repository has been
   ;; specified with an installed package.
   ;; Not used for now. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-default-package-repository nil
   ;; Delete whitespace while saving buffer. Possible values are `all'
   ;; to aggressively delete empty line and long sequences of whitespace,
   ;; `trailing' to delete only the whitespace at end of lines, `changed'to
   ;; delete only whitespace for changed lines or `nil' to disable cleanup.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-whitespace-cleanup nil
   ))

(defun dotspacemacs/user-init ()
  "Initialization function for user code.
It is called immediately after `dotspacemacs/init', before layer configuration
executes.
 This function is mostly useful for variables that need to be set
before packages are loaded. If you are unsure, you should try in setting them in
`dotspacemacs/user-config' first."
  )

(defun dotspacemacs/user-config ()
  "Configuration function for user code.
This function is called at the very end of Spacemacs initialization after
layers configuration.
This is the place where most of your configurations should be done. Unless it is
explicitly specified that a variable should be set before a package is loaded,
you should place your code here."

  ;; set default browser
  ;; sets default browser to a very small bash script that opens firefox with a new background tab 
  (setq-default  browse-url-generic-program "~/Dropbox/Programming/Small Scripts/firefox.sh"
                 browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-generic)

  ;; Global spelling hotkey
  (global-set-key (kbd "§") 'flyspell-correct-word-before-point)

  ;; Org mode todo states
  (setq org-todo-keywords '((type "TODO" "HOLD" "TOREAD" "|" "DONE")))

  ;; todo state colors, override theme
  (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
        '(("TODO" . (:foreground "red" :weight bold))
          ("HOLD" . (:foreground "yellow" :weight bold))
          ("TOREAD" . (:foreground "orange" :weight bold))
          ("DONE" . (:foreground "green" :weight bold))))

  ;; Org mode header size

  (custom-set-faces
   '(org-level-1 ((t (:inherit outline-1 :height 1.8))))
   '(org-level-2 ((t (:inherit outline-2 :height 1.5))))
   '(org-level-3 ((t (:inherit outline-3 :height 1.3))))
   '(org-level-4 ((t (:inherit outline-4 :height 1.0))))
   '(org-level-5 ((t (:inherit outline-5 :height 1.0))))
   )

  )

;; Do not write anything past this comment. This is where Emacs will
;; auto-generate custom variable definitions.
(custom-set-variables
 ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
 ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 '(package-selected-packages
   (quote
    (zenburn-theme zen-and-art-theme yapfify white-sand-theme underwater-theme ujelly-theme twilight-theme twilight-bright-theme twilight-anti-bright-theme toxi-theme tao-theme tangotango-theme tango-plus-theme tango-2-theme sunny-day-theme sublime-themes subatomic256-theme subatomic-theme spacegray-theme soothe-theme solarized-theme soft-stone-theme soft-morning-theme soft-charcoal-theme smyx-theme seti-theme reverse-theme reveal-in-osx-finder rebecca-theme railscasts-theme pyvenv pytest pyenv-mode py-isort purple-haze-theme professional-theme planet-theme pip-requirements phoenix-dark-pink-theme phoenix-dark-mono-theme pbcopy osx-trash osx-dictionary organic-green-theme omtose-phellack-theme oldlace-theme occidental-theme obsidian-theme noctilux-theme naquadah-theme mustang-theme monokai-theme monochrome-theme molokai-theme moe-theme minimal-theme material-theme majapahit-theme madhat2r-theme lush-theme live-py-mode light-soap-theme launchctl jbeans-theme jazz-theme ir-black-theme inkpot-theme hy-mode dash-functional heroku-theme hemisu-theme helm-pydoc hc-zenburn-theme gruvbox-theme gruber-darker-theme grandshell-theme gotham-theme gandalf-theme flyspell-correct-helm flyspell-correct flatui-theme flatland-theme farmhouse-theme exotica-theme espresso-theme elfeed-web simple-httpd elfeed-org elfeed-goodies ace-jump-mode noflet elfeed dracula-theme django-theme darktooth-theme autothemer darkokai-theme darkmine-theme darkburn-theme dakrone-theme cython-mode cyberpunk-theme color-theme-sanityinc-tomorrow color-theme-sanityinc-solarized clues-theme cherry-blossom-theme busybee-theme bubbleberry-theme birds-of-paradise-plus-theme badwolf-theme auto-dictionary apropospriate-theme anti-zenburn-theme anaconda-mode pythonic ample-zen-theme ample-theme alect-themes afternoon-theme ws-butler winum which-key volatile-highlights vi-tilde-fringe uuidgen use-package toc-org spaceline powerline restart-emacs request rainbow-delimiters popwin persp-mode pcre2el paradox spinner org-plus-contrib org-bullets open-junk-file neotree move-text macrostep lorem-ipsum linum-relative link-hint indent-guide hydra hungry-delete hl-todo highlight-parentheses highlight-numbers parent-mode highlight-indentation helm-themes helm-swoop helm-projectile helm-mode-manager helm-make projectile pkg-info epl helm-flx helm-descbinds helm-ag google-translate golden-ratio flx-ido flx fill-column-indicator fancy-battery eyebrowse expand-region exec-path-from-shell evil-visualstar evil-visual-mark-mode evil-unimpaired evil-tutor evil-surround evil-search-highlight-persist evil-numbers evil-nerd-commenter evil-mc evil-matchit evil-lisp-state smartparens evil-indent-plus evil-iedit-state iedit evil-exchange evil-escape evil-ediff evil-args evil-anzu anzu evil goto-chg undo-tree eval-sexp-fu highlight elisp-slime-nav dumb-jump f dash s diminish define-word column-enforce-mode clean-aindent-mode bind-map bind-key auto-highlight-symbol auto-compile packed aggressive-indent adaptive-wrap ace-window ace-link ace-jump-helm-line helm avy helm-core popup async))))
(custom-set-faces
 ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
 ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 )
sdwolfz commented 6 years ago

Just tried out your config, I have no problem with it, but I'm running emacs master branch built from source and spacemacs develop branch.

Try using spacemacs develop first. 

cd ~/.emacs.d
git checkout develop

If that does not work, then try installing emacs master with brew:

brew install emacs-plus --HEAD
Fenton-Fenton commented 6 years ago

Switching to the develop branch has fixed this issue for me, god knows what was causing it but if it is not going to be an issue for future releases I'm not going to investigate this further for now.