cl-lib 0.5 is obsolete by gnu

[jinn8522]

when I update the packages by melpa, I found the osx-dictionary don't work. I found the cl-lib 0.5 is obsolete,replaced by version 1.0 and I can't install the older version. I want to know If anyway I can fix this. my emacs version is 24.5.1,and the osx-dictionary.el verion is 20160628.111.best wishes and thanks for your help.

[xuchunyang]

cl-lib 1.0 is already included with Emacs in 24.5 so you don't need to install cl-lib 0.5. cl-lib 0.5 from gnu elpa is for older Emacs versions that don't have cl-lib.

when I update the packages by melpa, I found the osx-dictionary don't work

You need to describe the problem. simply "don't work" doesn't help.

[jinn8522]

the dictionary window is blank ,after press 'o' key, the dictionary app opened with the definition of word 'nil'

[xuchunyang]

It works well here. I'm going to close this issue since I don't know how to reproduce. If the issue still concerns you, please open a new issue with detailed description on the issue itself and steps to reproduce it (i.e., the facts), it is not required to mention your posit explanations.

[dsdshcym]

I ran into the same problem here:

1. the dictionary window is blank
2. after press 'o', the dictionary app opened but it searches 'nil'
3. run osx-dictionary-cli will get a segmentation fault, even after recompilation

Version info:

• GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin15.6.0, NS appkit-1404.47 Version 10.11.6 (Build 15G1004)) of 2016-09-18
• Xcode Version 8.0 (8A218a)

[dsdshcym]

Here is the segmentation fault log:

crash_log.txt

[jinn8522]

I sloved this problem by select another dictionary in apple's dictionary app.I hope this will give you some help.

发自我的 iPhone

在 2016年9月18日，15:46，Yiming Chen notifications@github.com 写道：

I ran into the same problem here:

the dictionary window is blank after press 'o', the dictionary app opened but it searches 'nil' run osx-dictionary-cli will get a segmentation fault, even after recompilation — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[dsdshcym]

@jinn8522 Thanks!

I set osx-dictionary-dictionary-choice to "English". And the problem is gone.

But I remember that when I used Emacs 24.5 and Xcode 7, I didn't have this problem.

Maybe you can take a look? @xuchunyang

(Or, if it's because my dictionary settings changed?)

[xuchunyang]

@dsdshcym I have not encountered (or know the way to reproduce) the problem you described. I am using Emacs 25.1 and Xcode 7.3. However, if osx-dictionary-cli doesn't work under certain conditions (for example, on your system), I am not very surprised. The code of osx-dictionary.m is indeed not very reliable, it uses some private APIs.