From unknown Sun Jun 22 09:58:02 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#17701 <17701@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#17701 <17701@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.4.50; rename-file gets error reading arguments Reply-To: bug#17701 <17701@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:58:02 +0000 retitle 17701 24.4.50; rename-file gets error reading arguments reassign 17701 emacs submitter 17701 rms@gnu.org severity 17701 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 07:51:13 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 11:51:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44827 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWCO-0001Ly-9C for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:51:13 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49788) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWCL-0001Le-Hm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:51:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC9-0001DC-FH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:51:04 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:56717) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC8-0001Cy-VK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:57 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51356) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC7-0002jH-8B for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC5-0001C9-R0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:55 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:50220) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC5-0001C1-KW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:53 -0400 Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsWC5-0005JH-4n; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:53 -0400 Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:53 -0400 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 From: Richard Stallman To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.4.50; rename-file gets error reading arguments X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.7 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: rms@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.7 (-----) I type M-x rename-file RET foo.html RET and get an error "wrong type argument, string". Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) call-interactively(rename-file record nil) command-execute(rename-file record) execute-extended-command(nil "rename-file") funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "rename-file") call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil) command-execute(execute-extended-command) In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.3 (mips64el-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of 2014-06-02 on chiefs-gnewsense Repository revision: 117230 michael.albinus@gmx.de-20140602113540-62kmuoznodmv94kd System Description: gNewSense GNU/Linux 3.0 (parkes) Configured using: `configure 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g'' Configured features: XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG SOUND GPM DBUS GCONF NOTIFY LIBSELINUX GNUTLS LIBXML2 FREETYPE M17N_FLT LIBOTF XFT ZLIB Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: RMAIL Minor modes in effect: diff-auto-refine-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t gpm-mouse-mode: t tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t abbrev-mode: t Recent messages: Wrote /home/rms/outgoing/out-10 Sending...done Auto-saving...done Auto-saving...done Sending... 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From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 11:53:31 2014 Received: (at 17701) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 15:53:31 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45912 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZyo-0001Vz-RF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:53:31 -0400 Received: from mtaout21.012.net.il ([80.179.55.169]:32817) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZyi-0001VU-Go for 17701@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:53:24 -0400 Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout21.012.net.il by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0N6P00A00D2JOQ00@a-mtaout21.012.net.il> for 17701@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:53:13 +0300 (IDT) Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0N6P00A74DGPKL60@a-mtaout21.012.net.il>; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:53:13 +0300 (IDT) Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:53:02 +0300 From: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: bug#17701: 24.4.50; rename-file gets error reading arguments In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il To: rms@gnu.org, Stefan Monnier Message-id: <83lhtb5p5t.fsf@gnu.org> References: X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 17701 Cc: 17701@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) > Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:50:53 -0400 > From: Richard Stallman > > > I type M-x rename-file RET foo.html RET > and get an error "wrong type argument, string". > > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) > call-interactively(rename-file record nil) > command-execute(rename-file record) > execute-extended-command(nil "rename-file") > funcall-interactively(execute-extended-command nil "rename-file") > call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil) > command-execute(execute-extended-command) Stefan, it looks like your commit in revision 117170 (monnier@iro.umontreal.ca-20140528000914-pdxhle8lheyhj254) is the root cause. 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05 Jun 2014 21:16:07 -0400 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id BA71760705; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 21:16:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#17708: 24.4.50; M-x global-set-key: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) Message-ID: References: <1c4e7f67-bbdb-455a-b43b-e1d5dd4a8cc3@default> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:16:07 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1c4e7f67-bbdb-455a-b43b-e1d5dd4a8cc3@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Thu, 5 Jun 2014 15:11:42 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) merge 17708 17701 thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Jun 06 02:21:58 2014 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:50:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: bug#17701: 24.4.50; rename-file gets error reading arguments Message-ID: References: <83lhtb5p5t.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:50:58 -0400 In-Reply-To: <83lhtb5p5t.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:53:02 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 17701-done Cc: rms@gnu.org, 17701-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) > Stefan, it looks like your commit in revision 117170 > (monnier@iro.umontreal.ca-20140528000914-pdxhle8lheyhj254) is the root > cause. 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