Your bug report #40576: call-process-region does not accept nil as first argument which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 40576@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 40576: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=40576 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems