From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: frederik@ofb.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:49:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org Cc: jrm@ftfl.ca X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.149037770729082 (code B ref -1); Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:49:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Mar 2017 17:48:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42717 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crTK7-0007Z0-Fa for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:27 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46733) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crTK5-0007Yk-An for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJy-0003Ag-Dl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:20 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:60046) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJy-0003Ac-9E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:18 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37701) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJw-0001hJ-K5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJt-00039r-AV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:16 -0400 Received: from icgriddb04.seas.upenn.edu ([158.130.57.72]:37734) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJt-00039h-5X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:13 -0400 Received: from [10.13.0.6] (helo=ofb.net) by ICGRIDDB04.SEAS.upenn.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJr-0004Rw-Kb; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:48:11 -0400 Received: from thutmose (unknown [24.7.113.102]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ofb.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6A0D644994; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from frederik by thutmose with local (Exim 4.88) (envelope-from ) id 1crTJl-0006SC-M0; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:05 -0700 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:05 -0700 From: frederik@ofb.net Message-ID: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) 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: -4.0 (----) Hi, I'm writing to know about the status of this bug: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-06/msg00036.html which is affecting me as well. I get the same "Waiting for Emacs... *ERROR*: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" after emacs has been running for a while. I don't have time to fix it, but it would be nice to be notified when I can safely install the latest version of Emacs (and if there is some workaround). And I hope that whatever information is provided in this report may be of help... Thanks! In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.7) of 2017-02-07 built on arojas Configured using: 'configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libexecdir=/usr/lib --localstatedir=/var --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --with-xft 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong' CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro' Configured features: XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK SOUND GPM DBUS GCONF GSETTINGS NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 FREETYPE M17N_FLT LIBOTF XFT ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS GTK3 X11 Important settings: value of $LANG: locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: Text Minor modes in effect: global-auto-revert-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t savehist-mode: t override-global-mode: t tooltip-mode: t global-eldoc-mode: t electric-indent-mode: t mouse-wheel-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 column-number-mode: t line-number-mode: t Recent messages: Loading ess-site...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/25.1/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el.gz... uncompressing cc-mode.el.gz...done Loading /usr/share/emacs/25.1/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el.gz...done Loading /home/frederik/.emacs.d/my-compile-next-makefile.el (source)...done For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. When done with a buffer, type C-x # [2 times] Making completion list... command-execute: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, emacsbug When done with a buffer, type C-x # Load-path shadows: /home/frederik/.emacs.d/elpa/ggtags-20161022.251/ggtags hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/ggtags Features: (shadow sort mail-extr emacsbug message idna dired rfc822 mml mml-sec epg mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mail-parse rfc2231 mailabbrev gmm-utils mailheader sendmail rfc2047 rfc2045 ietf-drums mail-utils term/xterm xterm ggtags etags xref project ewoc cc-mode derived cc-fonts cc-guess cc-menus cc-cmds cc-styles cc-align cc-engine cc-langs cc-bytecomp jka-compr rx edmacro kmacro autorevert filenotify ido ess-toolbar ess-mouse mouseme thingatpt+ thingatpt browse-url ess-menu ess-swv ess-noweb ess-noweb-font-lock-mode ess-bugs-l essd-els ess-sas-d ess-sas-l ess-sas-a ess-sta-d ess-sta-l cc-vars cc-defs make-regexp ess-sp6-d ess-dde ess-sp3-d ess-julia julia-mode ess-r-d ess-r-syntax ess-r-completion ess-roxy essddr noutline outline hideshow ess-help ess-r-package ess-s-l ess ess-inf ess-tracebug tramp tramp-compat auth-source cl-seq gnus-util mm-util mail-prsvr password-cache tramp-loaddefs trampver ucs-normalize shell pcomplete format-spec advice ess-mode ess-noweb-mode ess-utils time-date ess-generics ess-custom executable ess-compat ess-site savehist iflipb bind-key compile easy-mmode comint ansi-color ring cl help-fns+ wid-edit help-fns server finder-inf eieio eieio-core cl-macs info package epg-config seq byte-opt gv bytecomp byte-compile cl-extra help-mode easymenu cconv cl-loaddefs pcase cl-lib mule-util tooltip eldoc electric uniquify ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type mwheel x-win term/common-win x-dnd tool-bar dnd fontset image regexp-opt fringe tabulated-list newcomment elisp-mode lisp-mode prog-mode register page menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select scroll-bar mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax facemenu font-core frame cl-generic cham georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao korean japanese eucjp-ms cp51932 hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese charscript case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help simple abbrev minibuffer cl-preloaded nadvice loaddefs button faces cus-face macroexp files text-properties overlay sha1 md5 base64 format env code-pages mule custom widget hashtable-print-readable backquote dbusbind inotify dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty make-network-process emacs) Memory information: ((conses 16 314741 13644) (symbols 48 32291 0) (miscs 40 105 193) (strings 32 56044 12435) (string-bytes 1 1604987) (vectors 16 45714) (vector-slots 8 786482 3733) (floats 8 352 370) (intervals 56 305 0) (buffers 976 23)) From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:58:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: frederik@ofb.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.14903818559795 (code B ref 26241); Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:58:01 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Mar 2017 18:57:35 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42760 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crUP1-0002Xv-GF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:57:35 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39460) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crUOz-0002Xk-W8 for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:57:34 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crUOu-0002rX-4V for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:57:29 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:41321) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crUOp-0002op-Ds; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:57:23 -0400 Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:3969 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1crUOk-0005Go-OT; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 14:57:23 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:56:58 +0300 Message-Id: <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii In-reply-to: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> (frederik@ofb.net) References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) 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: -5.0 (-----) > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:05 -0700 > From: frederik@ofb.net > Cc: jrm@ftfl.ca > > I'm writing to know about the status of this bug: > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-06/msg00036.html > > which is affecting me as well. I get the same "Waiting for Emacs... > *ERROR*: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" after emacs has been running > for a while. Since this doesn't happen right away, there's something that gets broken in the Emacs session. We need to know the details: which function signals this error, and preferably also why. Since this doesn't happen to others, I don't see how we can make progress without more details about the problem, sorry. From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: frederik@ofb.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 19:25:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Eli Zaretskii Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca Reply-To: frederik@ofb.net Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.149038347812322 (code B ref 26241); Fri, 24 Mar 2017 19:25:02 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Mar 2017 19:24:38 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42786 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crUpC-0003Cf-FQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:24:38 -0400 Received: from icgriddb04.seas.upenn.edu ([158.130.57.72]:49894) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crUpA-0003CX-Mu for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:24:37 -0400 Received: from [10.13.0.6] (helo=ofb.net) by ICGRIDDB04.SEAS.upenn.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1crUp9-00060V-07; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:24:35 -0400 Received: from thutmose (unknown [24.7.113.102]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ofb.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BC82D44994; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:24:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from frederik by thutmose with local (Exim 4.88) (envelope-from ) id 1crUp2-0008WV-IH; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:24:28 -0700 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:24:28 -0700 From: frederik@ofb.net Message-ID: <20170324192428.GB24645@ofb.net> References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26) 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: -0.0 (/) On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 09:56:58PM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:05 -0700 > > From: frederik@ofb.net > > Cc: jrm@ftfl.ca > > > > I'm writing to know about the status of this bug: > > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-06/msg00036.html > > > > which is affecting me as well. I get the same "Waiting for Emacs... > > *ERROR*: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" after emacs has been running > > for a while. > > Since this doesn't happen right away, there's something that gets > broken in the Emacs session. We need to know the details: which > function signals this error, and preferably also why. Since this > doesn't happen to others, I don't see how we can make progress without > more details about the problem, sorry. You could instrument 'emacsclient' to produce a stack trace, with an option analogous to --debug-init. It would be useful for future bugs as well. "Wrong type argument" is better than nothing, but we agree that it's not very useful. Both myself and the other reporter seem to have noticed the problem appearing in Emacs 25. Actually for me, an Arch Linux user, looking at the dates in /var/cache/pacman/pkg I think the problem may have occurred after emacs-25.1-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (installed Feb 7) since the previous patch level 25.1-3 was installed Dec 24 2016 and I don't remember any crashes so long ago. But Joseph's original report is 9 months old. I have of course made changes to ~/.emacs in this time but I have very little idea what of that code is run by emacsclient. It seems likely that the problem stems from a change that was made to Emacs, and we have a record of such changes, so it may be useful to check that record. Thanks for your reply. From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:04:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo To: frederik@ofb.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca, Eli Zaretskii Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.149040019721105 (code B ref 26241); Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:04:02 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Mar 2017 00:03:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42912 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZAq-0005UL-RH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:03:16 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-f66.google.com ([209.85.214.66]:34550) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZAp-0005U5-Fo for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:03:15 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-f66.google.com with SMTP id z70so1008459itb.1 for <26241@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:03:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=WAA1ILrJQFJ3bhna/OaEf8VnRPlSLmUvO9pbFtMAtIM=; b=TSPv/TBSyvCf/t88f9qySHqzCBFUW3aCegN5Q+UHMUHD0VYJfMXxRMjy6S83xV/XLF OTznfJb1VHuZEo9bd2+qVXN9oxm/AuUxVMatxL0pcUES0dnUBsSMgnGN0hhBH0qQk+u2 Ch8OX2Bx3sMF1DhtRPI5lQfBzf/9LfqF4PgYdNJafwkIGqKiQknpBGLbm6arz01kC+j1 7V7BqEeBOYfq5w8cCFZxLNOfk2WYYWHjX7XxFha9+Fm6eymqoin+0R/4epsnzvhGBUes Ts9n0yfzRsjTLeRoeBknGTSIGfPxJI1Xhkix9V+yCVrG0mC261sFsf46XRdkms15Wk/F SPQw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=WAA1ILrJQFJ3bhna/OaEf8VnRPlSLmUvO9pbFtMAtIM=; b=ZtKO04QJKJUCyYMF+FJV18ZHLmDJOk6FlbcGSAtyu4n8L/2e9OBMaVxYcKiSXTKHtu KMegcVbDxpvPCzWVeqgL6V+BFP6keQ30wpPcuDrlvLIgtZELizsHD/PQ0nkAiTic44gi XMmPWHfYrD7mrZJZGTb4maQP1ZC3miTBoJutNBZ8PD3GQyoZWYJxHL4Z1BPR8+VtGiu5 EHVkcGYxJP0iYIIwIEqzsx63aRnQAo0l6CMEHjH/5Oe5pZFra3IF5RPSQpqpKkBDUthZ mdn0pgPU/YM3WnJi9QEVgOIwak39GvKloLOZm+N5gLd86pyTYNzs2rTwxUDj6mUPSmXB 1sCw== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H3rKeShSp0GxtcdiM5TwevkwN79qojHoLJL3K3Qk1xNz+Xy9K6M3LHS9NECk088kw== X-Received: by 10.36.116.71 with SMTP id o68mr6098368itc.60.1490400190126; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:03:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zony ([45.2.7.65]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id 71sm1964674iof.29.2017.03.24.17.03.09 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:03:09 -0700 (PDT) From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> <20170324192428.GB24645@ofb.net> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:04:33 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20170324192428.GB24645@ofb.net> (frederik@ofb.net's message of "Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:24:28 -0700") Message-ID: <87mvca2pda.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) 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: 0.7 (/) frederik@ofb.net writes: > You could instrument 'emacsclient' to produce a stack trace, with an > option analogous to --debug-init. It would be useful for future bugs > as well. "Wrong type argument" is better than nothing, but we agree > that it's not very useful. Could you try setting debug-on-signal to t after you get Emacs into this state? You should then get a backtrace in the running Emacs. From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: frederik@ofb.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:27:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca, Eli Zaretskii Reply-To: frederik@ofb.net Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.149040157923313 (code B ref 26241); Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:27:01 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Mar 2017 00:26:19 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42932 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZX9-00063x-Cd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:26:19 -0400 Received: from icgriddb04.seas.upenn.edu ([158.130.57.72]:56536) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZX7-00063o-Oo for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:26:17 -0400 Received: from [10.13.0.6] (helo=ofb.net) by ICGRIDDB04.SEAS.upenn.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1crZX6-0002Rx-Cv; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:26:16 -0400 Received: from thutmose (unknown [24.7.113.102]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ofb.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 30F6E481D4; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:26:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from frederik by thutmose with local (Exim 4.88) (envelope-from ) id 1crZX0-0001vU-Fr; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:26:10 -0700 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:26:10 -0700 From: frederik@ofb.net Message-ID: <20170325002610.GA1836@ofb.net> References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> <20170324192428.GB24645@ofb.net> <87mvca2pda.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87mvca2pda.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26) 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: -0.0 (/) On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 08:04:33PM -0400, npostavs@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > frederik@ofb.net writes: > > > You could instrument 'emacsclient' to produce a stack trace, with an > > option analogous to --debug-init. It would be useful for future bugs > > as well. "Wrong type argument" is better than nothing, but we agree > > that it's not very useful. > > Could you try setting debug-on-signal to t after you get Emacs into this > state? You should then get a backtrace in the running Emacs. I'm not familiar with that variable. Could I also set it in ~/.emacs? From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo To: frederik@ofb.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca, Eli Zaretskii Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.14904030256637 (code B ref 26241); Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:51:02 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Mar 2017 00:50:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42950 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZuT-0001iz-78 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:50:25 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-f47.google.com ([209.85.214.47]:36967) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crZuR-0001il-4o for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:50:23 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-f47.google.com with SMTP id 190so6182332itm.0 for <26241@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:50:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=/J0SCuc1hBUs2RIxs58BOJ2q4RDU0DpfYdTIKgyZMZQ=; b=tx/R6FpRj2NvJlBvjSXJlM+dhUH2mOWO4eHMUzr+9PQIFXGeb6u98FTVrQ36guuiPi R6Wquja/j08WJtLOPomfuV64z67cQnxGM7qo0JTYEBGNSEqYe7GiW+dETu0gLEAEDBXY XbHQXGOSiBRYX62zzlZSeOQWTv6GjZZmywrLMtDocxkoo/bY+vKr5qvanN4A+H1nsgbM vDKGrjBMXqWpnCXik4EcrkTxjKl7dD4hAXYWP0KSZbjdDa0W202VN/l8T5cySjozteQz WvvGkYedWEMrw9z4fHr3aZzpPMy3YbxgBOk8Q5WBT4d5g4m87oidxt7dHeqSRCeyR0Ln M3qA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=/J0SCuc1hBUs2RIxs58BOJ2q4RDU0DpfYdTIKgyZMZQ=; b=JiowRyKkNwQxTpd4vJU9/RunuPAbeG01P03S9i0CWRqZT9/98hu2jaW/pKRXz4mJsi ClBLG1jW6m+B9QZutdlFLXHewaHLqb5/IE8hBfpeX+JGpjuwIK0zVfa5+mP9Kt31phjQ RSg4KZSKdNg6DOVsmQ/Wq8oXOFBD/S6yQmvU1F7HFypDtSrM962IFH/8zAtfYmfgGQXy 8zrwTisrhE49oZh1Xsvkdk+FjYA9T3W+PpzONmtNFJaE+np9XhIyZ9HjZAqbyl4se9DW 9ePxidC1vDQbSka29V/LwWGcWVWGq3vlYL1wvEHSUgmqJfFRzghC2KT1+Zc2opIxlSc0 C1Bg== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H1prk/0CTkdp2Qk8nWxjo7N22jZFLnsQAFL5fGw4nNVYvl2i2QTuQ6w783X2mw2mA== X-Received: by 10.36.194.67 with SMTP id i64mr29543itg.68.1490403017681; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:50:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zony ([45.2.7.65]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id i96sm2012697iod.46.2017.03.24.17.50.16 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:50:17 -0700 (PDT) From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> <8360iycxl1.fsf@gnu.org> <20170324192428.GB24645@ofb.net> <87mvca2pda.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> <20170325002610.GA1836@ofb.net> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:51:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20170325002610.GA1836@ofb.net> (frederik@ofb.net's message of "Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:26:10 -0700") Message-ID: <87efxm2n6r.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) 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: 0.7 (/) frederik@ofb.net writes: > On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 08:04:33PM -0400, npostavs@users.sourceforge.net wrote: >> frederik@ofb.net writes: >> >> Could you try setting debug-on-signal to t after you get Emacs into this >> state? You should then get a backtrace in the running Emacs. > > I'm not familiar with that variable. Could I also set it in ~/.emacs? No. I mean, you could, but then you would be bombarded with spurious backtraces. It's better only to set it once you are about to trigger the error. From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 03:08:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo To: frederik@ofb.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.149231205931770 (code B ref 26241); Sun, 16 Apr 2017 03:08:02 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2017 03:07:39 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49612 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1czaXL-0008GH-BD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:07:39 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-f65.google.com ([209.85.214.65]:36590) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1czaXJ-0008Fz-30; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:07:37 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-f65.google.com with SMTP id a140so2354484ita.3; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:07:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=3Laz3Dju4Ljibh9IdPQ/nIlj6e4ZKoGI9eLmoVP6uGg=; b=hrNdSqyhsLxr915bd5m69D7eEM4wOh0sPbXUvdRkKxm/x6Mw+dUDGbBETEM7upJ3vC H+i06dxRsOPGLxsVHuW4q6BXhNvgFD47Wd/oxm0W6lxQZ6fyc5mr9da5wJ7T5q7c1Dgw uruOFuEst0J8PXdu0o5pB0Kj2RHfmlV3j+dnWGmrJRiLA2mAmz9mD0zylGE/rlqzdDhZ pRNZCFReARH/q1/iCTeJxOOdtXA46xSe54fyVYcc3pSiFVRjrNy2RYj998/OXTKJtxVA /fWxtwU5Qs64zFDxIbzLUuuL7FrouTDVjPmzGvGUAK0RDs9+JU2AAM4W79NdJcKZ1VGd e2Cw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=3Laz3Dju4Ljibh9IdPQ/nIlj6e4ZKoGI9eLmoVP6uGg=; b=m6AYA9RnKIvbTUwFKX17E9b1OOMBg7UdSFUw1jMPC9qWEgDYc2k1GB4JVwCMOJo0Om JWd+QYm+ejPER1zGvZz1Fa9pGt5eoRc1TqOYBtDEj9Yz3lSyGFHU3kv7auaW7o+pBgC2 b/n9gox4OoUooi6AqMT4eoVA2LPbsIJTLWRymeTYG62wRqbgi5Dy+heKkepGEVaLmAt/ /e7QOUsYk7QCCzVT5FWXbGTrRKycGSqy041LCiXknduC/qrEyL3gHDCMXMSeoBDhMpa+ 6p9DDd5gfofsMaLQa+JCBfTKxi3T1qzBPSrBB/vI8d0n+cSTP/AlKZK94lRT4tEQVPn9 8wDw== X-Gm-Message-State: AN3rC/5QNDF/TG/IU696a4xWAkMCu4+ALDVdwaejqAkFVE34ANPdEUoO yu52CW0lfGub8g== X-Received: by 10.36.213.3 with SMTP id a3mr4029471itg.106.1492312051500; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:07:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zony ([45.2.7.65]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id 195sm1660334itk.10.2017.04.15.20.07.30 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:07:30 -0700 (PDT) From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:08:59 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> (frederik@ofb.net's message of "Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:48:05 -0700") Message-ID: <87o9vxrqus.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) 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: 0.7 (/) forcemerge 26310 26241 quit frederik@ofb.net writes: > Hi, > > I'm writing to know about the status of this bug: > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-06/msg00036.html > > which is affecting me as well. I get the same "Waiting for Emacs... > *ERROR*: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" after emacs has been running > for a while. > > I don't have time to fix it, but it would be nice to be notified when > I can safely install the latest version of Emacs (and if there is some > workaround). And I hope that whatever information is provided in this > report may be of help... I think this is probably the same as #26310, and is fixed in 25.2 (rc2). The patch is at https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=21091#30. From unknown Mon Jun 23 20:20:40 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#26241: 25.1; Re: emacsclient in 25 branch: error opening any file Resent-From: frederik@ofb.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 03:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26241 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo fixed To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Cc: 26241@debbugs.gnu.org, jrm@ftfl.ca Reply-To: frederik@ofb.net Received: via spool by 26241-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26241.14923131437701 (code B ref 26241); Sun, 16 Apr 2017 03:26:02 +0000 Received: (at 26241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2017 03:25:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49631 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1czaop-000209-2o for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:25:43 -0400 Received: from icgriddb04.seas.upenn.edu ([158.130.57.72]:42234) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1czaol-0001zz-Qm for 26241@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:25:40 -0400 Received: from [10.13.0.10] (helo=ofb.net) by ICGRIDDB04.SEAS.upenn.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1czaol-0004hQ-2w; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:25:39 -0400 Received: from thutmose (unknown [24.7.113.102]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ofb.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CCD764208C; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:25:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from frederik by thutmose with local (Exim 4.88) (envelope-from ) id 1czaoe-00033X-Ve; Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:25:32 -0700 Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:25:32 -0700 From: frederik@ofb.net Message-ID: <20170416032532.GJ21255@ofb.net> References: <87d1d67emd.fsf@ofb.net> <87o9vxrqus.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87o9vxrqus.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.0 (2017-02-23) 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: -0.0 (/) Hey it's great if you found the bug ... but if it's as random as a problem with isearch, then I'd definitely want to reiterate my suggestion that emacsclient should have a "--debug" option so that these can be easily investigated in the future. I'll update to 25.2 when it appears in Arch. Thanks, Frederick On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 11:08:59PM -0400, npostavs@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > forcemerge 26310 26241 > quit > > frederik@ofb.net writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm writing to know about the status of this bug: > > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-06/msg00036.html > > > > which is affecting me as well. I get the same "Waiting for Emacs... > > *ERROR*: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" after emacs has been running > > for a while. > > > > I don't have time to fix it, but it would be nice to be notified when > > I can safely install the latest version of Emacs (and if there is some > > workaround). And I hope that whatever information is provided in this > > report may be of help... > > I think this is probably the same as #26310, and is fixed in 25.2 (rc2). > The patch is at https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=21091#30. >