GNU bug report logs - #29450
26.0.90; No check for nil in some filenotify functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "John Wiegley" <johnw <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 06:19:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Found in version 26.0.90

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 29450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <johnw <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 29450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29450: 26.0.90; No check for nil in some filenotify functions
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:56:13 -0800

>>>>> "GM" == Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

>>> I've been getting several errors with a backtrace like nil(48). This is
>>> likely because some package has done something wrong, but even still,
>>> filenotify should be more defensive.
>> 
>> Can you show a full backtrace like that?

GM> Any update?

I worked around this with (setq auto-revert-use-notify nil). If it doesn't
happen for anyone else, you can close it. I'll look into it again if I ever
decide to re-enable this.

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