Use #'call-with-condition-handler, #'normal-top-level, instead of resignalling lisp/ChangeLog addition: 2013-08-21 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * startup.el (normal-top-level): Use #'call-with-condition-handler here when calling #'command-line, giving better backtraces on error. Be careful about the current buffer in HANDLER.