From unknown Sun Jun 15 08:50:13 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#17979: 24.3.92; Unhelpful error message with bad mail-user-agent Resent-From: Juliusz Chroboczek Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:22:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 17979 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 17979@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.140494089914187 (code B ref -1); Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:22:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jul 2014 21:21:39 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48185 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zJ3-0003gk-Mi for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:38 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46895) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zJ0-0003gP-T9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zIl-0006TD-TF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:29 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:54454) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zIl-0006T9-Op for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:19 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48556) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zIb-00080h-TF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zIR-0006Rh-R3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:21:09 -0400 Received: from korolev.univ-paris7.fr ([2001:660:3301:8000::1:2]:39534) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X4zIR-0006RV-Gz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:20:59 -0400 Received: from mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr (mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr [81.194.30.253]) by korolev.univ-paris7.fr (8.14.4/8.14.4/relay1/46573) with ESMTP id s69LKv9u020648 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2014 23:20:57 +0200 Received: from mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1776A2C21EF for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2014 23:20:57 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at math.univ-paris-diderot.fr Received: from mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr (mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10023) with ESMTP id 9wcnK7X49grW for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2014 23:20:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ijon.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr (unknown [78.194.40.74]) (Authenticated sender: jch) by mailhub.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2872A2C21E9 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2014 23:20:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from jch (uid 1000) (envelope-from jch@pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr) id c000bb by ijon.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr (DragonFly Mail Agent v0.9); Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:21:03 +0200 Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:21:03 +0200 Message-ID: <87ppheteio.wl-jch@pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr> From: Juliusz Chroboczek User-Agent: Wanderlust/2.15.9 MIME-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI-EPG 1.14.7 - "Harue") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (korolev.univ-paris7.fr [194.254.61.138]); Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:20:57 +0200 (CEST) X-Miltered: at korolev with ID 53BDB239.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http : // j-chkmail dot ensmp dot fr)! 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X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) 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: -5.0 (-----) I just made a typo: (setq mail-user-agent 'no-such-user-agent) If I call compose-mail, I receive the following error message: compose-mail: Symbol's function definition is void: nil Granted, it's a user error, but the error message could be more helpful. -- Juliusz From unknown Sun Jun 15 08:50:13 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#17979: 24.3.92; Unhelpful error message with bad mail-user-agent Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:07:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 17979 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Juliusz Chroboczek Cc: 17979@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 17979-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B17979.152381562120609 (code B ref 17979); Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:07:02 +0000 Received: (at 17979) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Apr 2018 18:07:01 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54435 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3J-0005MF-2T for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:07:01 -0400 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:38040) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3E-0005Lw-Tk for 17979@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:06:59 -0400 Received: from 46.67.12.60.tmi.telenormobil.no ([46.67.12.60] helo=corrigan) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3B-0008JU-CP; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:55 +0200 Received: from larsi by corrigan with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m35-0004P5-12; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:47 +0200 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen References: <87ppheteio.wl-jch@pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:46 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87ppheteio.wl-jch@pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr> (Juliusz Chroboczek's message of "Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:21:03 +0200") Message-ID: <87muy48hu1.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 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: -1.0 (-) Juliusz Chroboczek writes: > I just made a typo: > > (setq mail-user-agent 'no-such-user-agent) > > If I call compose-mail, I receive the following error message: > > compose-mail: Symbol's function definition is void: nil > > Granted, it's a user error, but the error message could be more helpful. I've now made the error message more explicit in Emacs 27.1. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Apr 15 14:07:01 2018 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Apr 2018 18:07:01 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54433 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3I-0005MD-RV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:07:01 -0400 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:38039) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3E-0005Lv-Tj for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:06:59 -0400 Received: from 46.67.12.60.tmi.telenormobil.no ([46.67.12.60] helo=corrigan) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m3B-0008Ne-OM for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:55 +0200 Received: from larsi by corrigan with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1f7m36-0004P8-9Y for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:48 +0200 To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #17979 Message-Id: Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:06:48 +0200 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 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: -1.0 (-) tags 17979 fixed close 17979