Use new-style backquotes, to make it compile with Emacs 27. --- gnuserv-3.12.8-orig/gnuserv-compat.el +++ gnuserv-3.12.8/gnuserv-compat.el @@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ (defmacro defgroup (&rest args) nil) (defmacro defcustom (var value doc &rest args) - (` (defvar (, var) (, value) (, doc)))) + `(defvar ,var ,value ,doc)) (defmacro defface (var value doc &rest args) - (` (make-face (, var)))) + `(make-face ,var)) (defmacro define-widget (&rest args) nil)))